Comments on: Malaysia Wimax Implementation and Effects

By: Danny Foo

Danny Foo — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 04:51:11 +0000

I believe Wimax could be the answer to some poverty issues. It’s not only a method for the poor to access the Internet but for those who aren’t very IT-related to do simple jobs which requires little IT education. Systems are being designed easier to use and ideally, it could be used by a non-IT savvy user.

As for spread of information, I’m thinking digital signboards which could relay state emergencies on the fly or higher revenue generation for the board owners (and media designers) to display as many advertisements at one time.

In fact, those are very good questions Milan. It really prompts me to think to the future.

By: MILANI

MILANI — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 02:55:26 +0000

I have some questions on this topic… how will WiMAX impact the business who are on the go? and how will WiMAX impact the public dissemination of information?

By: Danny Foo

Danny Foo — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:55:14 +0000

I’ve only been hearing P1 W1MAX around. Then, today I found out someone is trying Amax. No news on YTL and RedTone as far as I know. I suppose that’s cause they’re targeting East Malaysia.

Price wise, P1 is offering the lowest I think. Starting from RM99 per month. Amax according to the other blogger mentioned RM139 per month.

But P1’s free modem promotion should’ve ended already. The blogger didn’t mention if Amax is also charging for the modem or not. If they are then it can be considered expensive.

By: Adri

Adri — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:41:34 +0000

I like your article about WiMax in Malaysia, it gives me some new info about what’s going on in Malaysia , i mean in the IT industry. Btw what are the names of Malaysia’s WiMax service and how are the prices like?

By: Meta4

Meta4 — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:48:22 +0000

My only concern is the entry and subscription cost of getting WiMAX and does P1 have the staying power. I do expect nothing less than 100% uptime and the connection speed stated in the plan I subscribe to, ok, give and take a couple of hundred kbps. .

Look at Izzy, 4G speed is great but it’s out of reach for many people due to the high upfront cost of RM600+. Izzy is also a newcomer into a market dominated by resource abundant Maxis and Celcom with their mobile data services. As a consumer, I’d like the confidence of knowing my ISP will be around at the end of my 1 year contract and not shut down halfway like MiTV which came in promising an affordable alternative to what is currently available.

Finally, how will the 4 WiMax players evolve over time? Will they find their niche or kill each other off? What I also fear is that they end up covering different parts of the country and won’t allow subscribers of other areas to ride on their network and we all end up with multiple WiMax accounts to ensure we get nationwide coverage. This is really going to suck.