Malaysia's Maxis says that it has expanded its HSDPA footprint to potentially serve upwards of 20,000 households in Penang. The company has spent RM5 (US$1.4) million to deploy HSDPA across Penang on top of its 3G network investment. It is expected that Maxis will invest some RM700 (US$192) million to build out its broadband services over the next 3 years.
Maxis Chief Executive Officer, Dato' Jamaludin Ibrahim said, "The Penang rollout ensues on the back of positive feedback from our customers about the reliability and affordability of Maxis Broadband. Now, people need not have a fixed telephone line to enjoy broadband access.
"We have the confidence in our product and will continue to build broadband hub coverage in town centres - where the need is greater - before extending it to the rest of the nation. Our plan is to have Klang Valley, Penang and Johor Bahru adequately provisioned with broadband by the first quarter of next year."
Posted to the site on 8th November 2006
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