PENANG takes its first step towards becoming a wireless state with the test drive of the Wireless@Penang WiMAX. Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said the state government was very pleased with the progress of the project. Over the next two weeks, Penangites will be able to test-drive the WiMAX and free WiFi services at various pilot sites.
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thesun 2009-01-21 page13 penang closer to becoming wimax state
PENANG takes its first step towards becoming a wireless state with the test drive of the Wireless@Penang WiMAX. Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said the state government was very pleased with the progress of the project. Over the next two weeks, Penangites will be able to test-drive the WiMAX and free WiFi services at various pilot sites.
PENANG takes its first step towards becoming a wireless state with the test drive of the Wireless@Penang WiMAX. Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said the state government was very pleased with the progress of the project. Over the next two weeks, Penangites will be able to test-drive the WiMAX and free WiFi services at various pilot sites.
by Bernard Cheah months,” he said. utility in life, connectivity of the WiMAC at the Wireless@ Penang WiMAX test drive. He is flanked by Ooi (on his right) newsdesk@thesundaily.com “This will cover at least about 70% of like water and and Lai. Penang island and Seberang Perai,” he said, electricity, and PENANG took its first step towards becoming expressing the hope that the test drive would hoped that the avail- public areas, the higher-speed WiMAX will a wireless state with the test drive of the Wire- help educate people about the benefits that the ability of WiMAX would help bridge the digital come at an affordable price. less@Penang WiMAX (Worldwide Interoper- wide availability of WiMAX broadband will divide in the state. WiMAX operator Packet One Networks ability for Microwave Access) at Gurney Hotel bring to them and to the state as a whole. “Penang state government wants to play an (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd will set up booths in Pen- on Monday. “In the constant strive to elevate Penang’s active role to achieve the national target of 50% ang and Seberang Prai from today to Friday, Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said the status as an international hub for business and household broadband penetration by 2010,” to allow its pre-registered customers and the state government was very pleased with the tourism, having quality broadband infrastruc- he said. Based on statistics, the broadband public to have a first-hand experience in its progress of the WiMAX@Penang project. ture, equal access to information via the Inter- penetration rate in the country was still around high-speed wireless broadband. “This is the start of the first batch of seven net and giving people the ability to participate 15%. Present at the test drive were state exco locations for WiMAX coverage in Penang, in the emerging Malaysian cyberspace, is the Over the next two weeks, Penangites will members Wong Hon Wai and Abdul Malik while another batch of seven locations will be key to be the number one in info-highways in be able to test-drive the WiMAX and free WiFi Kassim, Packet One Networks (Malaysia) Sdn rolled out in the next six months, with a total the region.” services at various pilot sites. Bhd chief executive officer Michael Lai, and of 28 locations to come alive within the 18 Lim said the Internet has become a basic While the WiFi service is provided free at the chief minister’s head of staff Jeff Ooi.
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