News & Reviews:   internet access

The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) had recently revealed the findings of its ICT Use and Access by Individuals and Households Survey Report. According to the report, the percentage of households that have access to internet has increased to 95.5 percent in 2021 compared to 91.7 percent the year before.

In an effort to build up internet connection across Malaysia, the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia (KKMM) has partnered with Telekom Malaysia Berhad to organise a special committee for it. The mission of the committee is to identify areas without internet coverage or poor access to the Teaching and Learning at Home (PdPR) program.

Over the weekend, there was an announcement from the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia (KKMM) regarding Internet access in Malaysia. According to Deputy Minister Datuk Zahidi Zainul Abidin, he said that the KKMM remains committed to ensure that the rural areas can have a better Internet experience with better facilities to be on par with cities.

Facebook is one of the widely-used social media platforms in the world, saying it is the largest platform would also bring no arguments. Now, the company has found out that one continent is still not actively using Facebook yet and it's Africa. To encourage usage, it is now teaming up with several telecom companies to build one long undersea cable with its length being as long as the circumference of the Earth.