News & Reviews:   sabah

The Ministry of Communications and Digital (KKD) has revealed that the 4G network coverage in Sabah’s populated areas has increased to 88.06 per cent. Its Minister, Fahmi Fadzil said that the statistic is as of the third quarter of 2022.

Sabah Assistant Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (KSTI) Datuk Seri Dr Ruddy Awah has announced that the 4G coverage in the state’s populated areas is at 88.06 per cent as of the first quarter of 2022. For comparison, the coverage was at 73.41 per cent in the second quarter of 2020, which is prior to the implementation of the National Digital Network Plan (JENDELA).

Communications and Multimedia Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa yesterday revealed that the 4G network coverage in Sabah has now reached 86.9% at its populated areas. This is thanks to the concerted efforts in strengthening broadband service infrastructure in the state, especially through the National Digital Network Plan (JENDELA).

Celcom Axiata Bhd (Celcom) in a statement yesterday stressed that it is aiming to expand the coverage and capacity of its 4G LTE service in East Malaysia by the year’s end. The company is aiming for 92 percent coverage in Sarawak and 85 percent in Sabah.

Recently, a new e-hailing service called Transporter has been officially launched in Malaysia which provides various services ranging from e-hailing to delivery. But that’s not all, the company mentioned that Transporter is expected to be rolled out across the country by the end of 2021, while the availability date for Sabah and Sarawak remains largely unknown.

As more cases pop up around Malaysia, it seems that one of Celcom's employees has been tested positive for COVID-19. However, this is from its retail outlet, Bluecube in Sandakan, Sabah and he's currently waiting for second test results with mild symptoms.

Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Ismail Sabri Yaakob has announced on allowing two family members from the same household for essential grocery shopping during the movement control order (MCO) yesterday. But the Sabah government has not decided on following this relaxed measure by the federal government.

The first batch of public and private institutions of higher educations, polytechnics, and community college students is set to return to their hometowns starting today. However, students located within yellow and red zones are still restricted to travel out of their campuses. 

For the first time, Lenovo Legion hosted the Legion @ Labuan Gaming Tournament in East Malaysia with a total prize pool of RM6600 to be won. The main title that was played throughout the 3-day length of the event was Dota 2 with the use of Lenovo Legion’s very own gaming products such as laptops, accessories and peripherals.

TMnet has released a statement on their Twitter account stating that there will be a slight service disruption due to a cable cut which was caused by a TNB construction at Alor Akar. Based on the statement, Alor Akar is a key landing site for internet traffic coming from Sabah and Sarawak.