Over MYR600 million allocated to improve WiFi at universities

The Communications Ministry, through the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, is set to invest over MYR600 million (US$137 million) to improve WiFi access at all public universities across the country, reports Bernama.

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said the project, expected to be completed by year end, follows feedback from universities and the Higher Education Ministry (MOHE) regarding poor WiFi signals, despite existing internet coverage. He added that mobile coverage would be improved, with additional telecommunications towers to be built outside university campuses.

“We’ve started the first phase at Universiti Malaya, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia and Universiti Malaysia Perlis, which is expected to be completed by 5 February. MOHE will also allocate funds through the Rolling Plan of the 12th Malaysia Plan, to replace or improve internet access on campuses,” he said.
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