P1 chief executive Michael Lai said the company would only start the project in Bandar Sunway after it launches its WiMAX services in the next two months.
From left: Packet One Networks (M) Sdn Bhd CEO Michael Lai, Sunway Group president Datuk Chew Chee Kin and Subang Jaya state assemblywoman Hannah Yeoh at the signing ceremony yesterday between Sunway Group and Packet One Networks at Sunway Resort Hotel to offer complete broadband coverage of Bandar Sunway.
“WiMAX services would be deployed to cover more areas in Bandar Sunway and it will be done by year-end,” Lai said after signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sunway Group yesterday.
He said P1 was still calculating the cost of setting up the WiMAX services in the 320-hectare township.
WiMAX, short for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, is a standards-based technology that enables delivery of last-mile wireless broadband access as an alternative to cable and digital subscriber line (DSL). It is enables quad play — voice, video, Internet and mobility.
P1 and Sunway Group signed the MoU to extend wireless services to the entire Bandar Sunway through the second phase of their project. They started the first phase of the project early this year to provide wireless coverage by using mash WiFi technology.
The wireless broadband coverage is currently accessible in Pyramid Mall, Sunway Lagoon Theme Park, Monash University, Sunway University College, Sunway Metro and Sunway Mentari.
The two companies invested some RM1.5 million for the first phase of the project, which was completed in the second quarter. Both parties declined to reveal the funding proportion.
“Over 100 WiFi hotspots have been activated within these areas, currently benefiting business users, students and visitors to Bandar Sunway. This will also benefit some 30,000 residents and two million visitors to Bandar Sunway,” Sunway Group’s president Datuk Chew Chee Kin said.
“We will cover as much as we can. Of course we won’t cover places with no usage,” Chew said, adding that the wireless services currently covered 60% to 70% of the township, excluding the residential areas.
Users can get free WiFi access with speed capacity of 128 kilobytes in Pyramid Mall. Nevertheless, users from the other five locations need to pay for the wireless access of up to 512 kbs. P1 charges RM5 for 24-hour usage, RM10 for seven-day usage and RM20 for 30-day usage.
“The first thing we should have is connectivity. Once we have the connectivity, we can go to the next step by improving the (speed) capacity to serve the community,” Lai said.
Subang Jaya assemblywoman Hannah Yeoh, who witnessed the signing ceremony, said she would like to see other corporates offer similar services in other areas in Subang Jaya.
“It is very handy and convenient because people can work from anywhere. They can work from a café or restaurant,” Yeoh said.
By The EDGE Malaysia (by Racheal Lee)
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