News & Reviews:   telco

Maxis has announced that they have connected Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman Sungai Long as well as Kampar campus-wide with 1GB high-speed internet through the use of Maxis’ very own Internet Protocol Metro Area Network, along with 4G LTE connectivity around the area as well.

Starting from today onwards, Digi has announced that they will be offering fibre broadband in the selected areas starting from as low as RM99 for 50Mbps and RM129 for 100Mbps as well as unlimited internet data quota.

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.

Unifi has recently updated its website to include a new Fibre Broadband package, starting from a promotional RM199 for speeds up to 300Mbps download as well as upload speeds of up to 50Mbps. Based on the FAQ document, once the promotion ends on 30 June 2019, the price will revert back to its original cost of RM259. That being said, if you sign up before the promotional period ends, the promo price of RM199 a month will be charged indefinitely until the account is terminated.

Earlier today, telco companies such as Celcom, Maxis, U Mobile, DiGi and more have showcased their 5G solutions in Putrajaya earlier today. At the test bed, many of the telcos gave a brief introduction to the 5G technology as well as the benefits that this new network will bring such as higher bandwidth with speeds of up to or even more than 1.6Gbps, lower latency, greater stability, better reception in a crowded area and so on. The network has also been used to conduct a remote brain surgery, in which the surgeon and the patient were more than 3000km apart.

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.

Not so long ago, handling your mobile subscription plan wasn't as simple as it is now, due to the fact that there was no dedicated mobile app to handle such a task. Instead, many users had to use USSD codes such as *128# in order to check their accounts, but now there are solutions like the MyDigi app which allows Digi users to manage their Digi line, pay bills, check internet quota and more.

From 21 February until 31 March 2019, stand a chance to win up to RM10000 worth of travel vouchers to Korea simply by signing up for a Digi Plan packaged with any Vivo smartphone at all participating Digi stores across Malaysia. Not only that, but there is also a motorbike up for grabs as well.

Today, YTL Communications in collaboration with Facebook has announced that Malaysia will be the first large-scale market pilot in Asia with the launch Terragraph high-speed broadband in Georgetown, Penang. All access to Terragraph’s network such as Public WiFi as well as Fixed Wireless Access will be free of charge, until the end of the market pilot.

In conjunction with the Chinese New Year festivities, Hotlink has released the longest CNY Hotlink ad in Malaysia which you can check out on their Youtube channel. Not only that, but Hotlink is also giving away 88GB of free Youtube data as part of their HotlinkMU CNY Sale from the 24 January 2019 until 20 February 2019.