Kota Kinabalu: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said the Digital Economy Centre (PEDi) in Sabah is operating as usual and the availability of Community Wifi still can be enjoyed.
It was responding to reports that hundreds of thousands of students in rural areas were affected by the termination of free broadband services in Sabah.
“MCMC is very concerned about the difficulties faced by students in rural areas and recommends students to use the facilities they provided at PEDi as a suitable alternative for learning and knowledge sharing for the time being.
“It is a conducive place to pursue knowledge and improve digital skills in an increasingly advanced technological era,” he said.
Previously, PEDi was equipped with a Hub and Spoke configuration where it worked as a Hub while the Wifi service now known as Wifi acted as a Spoke.
The Community Wifi is connected to the PEDi via wireless technology and each PEDi is configured with a minimum speed of 20Mbps access shared across Hubs and Spokes.
Although Wifi community with Spoke service has been discontinued when these areas have broadband services with a better 4G quality.
The Perpaduan Broadband /Rahmah Package was introduced to help those who are underprivileged.
Community Wifi around the PEDi area can still be enjoyed by the local community.
Moreover at PEDi, tablets are provided for visitors to use if all the terminal computers are not available at that instance.
MCMC will continue to strive to provide quality Internet services for the advancement of education and community development in Sabah.
Any enquiries pertaining to the above, kindly contact the Sabah State MCMC Director, Izani Othman via email: izani.othman@mcmc.gov.my.
