News & Reviews:   speed

Based on a statement by theverge.com, it seems that Netflix could allow viewers to watch shows and movies from as slow as 0.5x all the way up to 1.5x speed very soon. While not much is known in regards to when this feature will be available to Malaysians, we do know that viewers will be required to opt-in to this feature whenever they’re watching a new series or movie so that they won’t accidentally watch at a slightly slower or faster speed.

Although this is the era of 5G, the technology hasn't been fully adopted by most of the major countries yet. As 5G is still on its way to global domination, Samsung has already started to focus on developing the next-generation 6G network. Today, things are getting real as they have shared their vision on 6G in black-and-white with the public.

Earlier today, Telekom Malaysia has recently announced that they will be collaborating with Digi in order to provide high-speed broadband to more Malaysians. In the agreement, TM will provide Layer 3 HSBB network service to Digi in order to increase their coverage to as far as Sabah and Sarawak.

U Mobile has officially announced that the GX30’s speed will be doubled from 3 Mbps to 6Mbps, while the hotspot data will be increased from 3GB to 6GB. The GX38, on the other hand, will have its hotspot data increased to 6GB as well while speed remains the same at 6Mbps.

The new Wi-Fi 6 standard has recently been unveiled which is not only backwards compatible with previous Wi-Fi standards, but it is also able to achieve up to 1.5Gbps based on a test conducted by CNET. To put it into perspective, CNET managed to download all 22 Marvel Cinematic Universe movies in 4k resolution in less than 2 hours and 20 minutes.

Based on a statement by cnet.com, the development of the new Wi-Fi 7 standard is currently underway which promises up to 30Gbps in speeds over Wi-Fi connection. Not only will it be significantly faster compared to today’s standards, but it will also be broadcasted over 6GHz frequency which was first introduced in Wi-Fi 6.

Remember when we wrote about a leaked image which stats that Maxis will be offering faster internet speeds? Well, apparently it is true as Maxis has recently announced that they will officially be offering new Maxis Fibre Subscription plans for Home and Business customers, with speeds of up to 800Mbps with prices starting from as low as RM129 a month.

An image has been leaked, showing contents on what could be the new Maxis Fibre Plans which are due to be announced sometime next week according to Amanz.my.

Based on a statement made by China Mobile on Weibo on 16 March 2019, the People’s Liberation Army General Hospital, China Mobile and Huawei, has successfully conducted a remote brain surgery to treat Parkinson’s disease, which makes it the first remote surgery ever conducted on a 5G network.

Previously we have reported that TM Unifi had announced their unifi Basic Plan which has speeds of up to 30Mbps. But there's a catch, customers who subscribe to the Basic Plan is capped at 60GB data quota, it is only available to households who have a total income of less than RM4500 and it is available exclusively on the TM Unifi's official website.