MALAYSIA'S INFORMATION and communications technology (ICT) sector is set to continue to be one of the key industries that will radically overhauling the country's economy in the next one year.
When Prime Minister Najib Tun Abdul Razak unveiled the 10th Malaysia Plan (10MP) last June, it was clear that under the plan, all of its key growth areas are expected to make greater use of ICT, which in turn will increase the role played by the sector in the economy.
In fact, the plan foresees that by 2015, the ICT industry will represent 10.2% of GDP - up from an estimated 9.8% in 2009. Indeed, ICT is one of the national key economic areas in the 10MP.
Already, the broadband space in Malaysia is full exciting development (such as with the cooperation among the players and the looming WIMAX battle with the arrival of YTL Communications Sdn Bhd) and controversy (as was the case with the recent issuance of 700MHz spectrum band).
Realising this, mb-e profiles 10 ICT men who are most likely to be in the lead to transform the Malaysia technological outlook further in 2011.
1. Tan Sri Khalid Bin Ramli Chairman, The Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) AS WE HEAD INTO 2011, THE LOCAL telcos are embroiled in a controversy of sorts when a new player YTL Communications Sdn Bhd was said to be allocated the 700MHz spectrum band. The 'news' irked all the other players and the Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), which Khalid chairs, clarified that YTL Communications only has an individual licence as content applications service provider (CASP) to offer subscription-based Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) services using their 2.3GHz WiMax network for five years.
MCMC reiterates under the Malaysia's National Spectrum Plan, 700MHz spectrum band is allocated for broadcasting service and not for Long-Term Evolution (LTE) or 4G mobile services as speculated in the various media articles and reports. This recent development clearly demonstrates the competitive nature of the broadband space in Malaysia.
Malaysian Business
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