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Comms Ministry: Starting 1 April, All M’sian Telcos Must Ensure Internet Speed is Above 7.7Mbps

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Deputy Minister of Communications Teo Nie Ching has announced that starting next month, the new Mandatory Standards for Quality of Service (MSQoS) for wireless broadband will come into effect in our country.

Introduced by her Ministry through the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) on 29 December 2023 and going into effect on 1 April 2024, the new MSQoS requires that the average download speed must be at least 7.7Mbps. 

 

The requirement will further increase to 10Mbps next year

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Deputy Minister of Communications, Teo Nie Ching

Taking the floor in the Dewan Rakyat yesterday (4 March), Teo said that the new requirement is part of the Communications Ministry’s efforts to improve internet service quality in Malaysia. 

Furthermore, the Deputy Communications Minister revealed that the requirement will also be further increased in 2025 to a minimum average download speed of 10Mbps. 

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Currently, the MSQoS only requires wireless broadband service providers to achieve an average download speed of 2.5Mbps and above. The average speed is determined by at least 90 service test samples by MCMC.

 

Internet and telco coverage in Tanjong Manis, Sarawak is now above 89.57%

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Teo, who is also the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kulai, said the above in a reply to a supplementary question from Kuala Krai MP Abdul Latiff Abdul Rahman about the Communications Ministry’s strategy to resolve internet service quality issues in the country, especially in Kelantan.

The original question to Teo during the Dewan Rakyat seating yesterday was from Tanjung Manis MP Yusuf Abd Wahab who wanted to know the telecommunication and internet coverage in Tanjong Manis, Sarawak.

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Replying to Yusuf’s question, the Deputy Communications Minister said that as of the fourth quarter of 2023, the internet coverage in Tanjong Manis had reached 89.57% of populated areas. 


So, what do you guys think of the new MSQoS introduced by the Communications Ministry via MCMC? Share your thoughts with us in the comments.

 

Also read: Fahmi Fadzil: Malaysia’s 5G Network Ranks 1st in the World for Consistency With a Score of 97.27%

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