{"id":18448,"date":"2022-10-18T08:01:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T00:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rakansarawak.com\/v3\/?p=18448"},"modified":"2022-10-10T17:09:59","modified_gmt":"2022-10-10T09:09:59","slug":"sarawak-among-first-states-for-malaysia-5g-rollout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rakansarawak.com\/v3\/2022\/10\/18\/sarawak-among-first-states-for-malaysia-5g-rollout\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarawak Among First States For Malaysia 5G Rollout"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

– extracted and adapted from RAKAN Sarawak<\/strong><\/em> January-March 2022 –<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

As one of the states in Malaysia being prioritised under the Malaysia Digital Economy Blueprint (MyDIGITAL) and the National Digital Network (JENDELA), Sarawak will be among the earliest states in the country to roll out the national 5G network in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minister of Communications and Multimedia YB Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima TPr Annuar Haji Musa revealed this during a two-day Strategic Communications Roadshow in Tanjung Manis, Mukah and Sarikei at the end of November 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He explained that Sarawak\u2019s strategic location on the Borneo Islands in terms of geopolitics and connectivity was one of key factors behind this crucial decision by the Malaysian Government.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Malaysia’s 5G rollout is vital in accelerating socio-economic development in the country through the digital economy. Image from Peplink<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

\u201cFrom the new geopolitical aspect, we can see how the location of the Borneo Islands has become a strategic area. Even Indonesia is moving its capital to Borneo and the (Malaysian) government also intends to give Sarawak and Sabah the highest priority in development planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs for connectivity, Sarawak\u2019s location again makes it the most strategic state, including in the future in terms of development related to submarine cables. One of the cables being planned will pass through areas in Sarawak, which has been identified as one of the landing points,\u201d he said, as quoted by Bernama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The minister further cited Sarawak\u2019s capability in generating environmentally-friendly electricity, which is essential in the establishment and energy provision of data centres for cloud computing activities, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n

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It is hoped that the 5G rollout will help boost Internet connectivity and narrow the digital divide in Sarawak. Photo by Malcolm Jitam<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

To achieve this, Sarawak will undergo Phases One and Two of JENDELA; that is to have its 4G network coverage expanded and strengthened at the start to ensure a more seamless and prepared transition to 5G.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPhases one and two are both the main focus for Sarawak\u2026. This is a big agenda because Sarawak is a uniquely big state and has a wide population distribution, so we must ensure all these residential areas must be connected,\u201d Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima TPr Annuar elaborated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nationwide, Malaysia intends to achieve an estimated 80 per cent of populated areas with 5G network coverage by the end of 2024, focusing on urban and rural areas as well as industrial parks.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Sarawak’s capability to generate eco-friendly electricity is a key reason for the State being given priority under Malaysia’s MyDIGITAL and JENDELA. Photo from Sarawak Energy<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

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Targets Under JENDELA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Screenshot of a section of JENDELA’s website (https:\/\/myjendela.my\/)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

JENDELA will be carried out in two phases:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phase One (2020-2022)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

National target realisation of 96.9% mobile coverage, 35 Mbps speed and 7.5 million premises passed<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • Increase 4G coverage from 91.8% to 96.9%<\/li>
  • Increase mobile broadband speed from 25 Mbps to 35 Mbps<\/li>
  • 83% premises nationwide will have access to gigabit speed of fixed broadband<\/li>
  • 3G sunset, upgrade of 4G and fiberisation<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Phase Two<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Full deployment of 5G that will follow up robust platform for 4G coverage is achieved, in line with the 12th<\/sup> Malaysia Plan, thus boosting digital connectivity nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Source: https:\/\/myjendela.my\/<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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    RAKAN 1Q2022-24<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

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