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Maxis service to improve with spending of RM1.4bil

Maxis Bhd will be investing a total of RM1.4bil to upgrade its 2G and 3G network to extend its coverage to 80% nationwide by year-end from 60% currently.

Executive vice-president and Network and Technology head Mark Dioguardi said the amount would be the largest ever invested by Maxis to provide better integrated network service on a single platform to its 12 million subscribers in Malaysia.

“We will also be looking to improve our coverage in East Malaysia with the funds and other remote places in the country,” he told reporters at a media rountable on transformation of network yesterday,” he said.

Dioguardi said Maxis network was at the core of the company's development of the mobile and fixed communications ecosystem offering services which fit “specific needs.”

“Some years ago, we made a necessary choice to significantly invest in the kind of network which will be capable of supporting explosive demand for mobile and fixed browsing and of providing a fully converged platform,” he noted.

Dioguardi said Maxis had invested RM4bil over four years from 2005 to 2009 to built a network involved in altering its physical infrastructure in an intense programme known as future-proofing.

“We now have a network which goes measurably further in call quality, nationwide coverage, browsing speed and thanks to Internet Protocol-based infrastructure - is scalable to deliver useful new technologies and applications - allowing us to continue being the first to offer customers relevent innovations,” he said.

On the RM1.4bil fund disbursement, Dioguardi said the fund would be roughly split into three equal portions and channelled equally to upgrade 2g, 3G and other necessary infrastructure works (hard and soft) to support the business.

“Currently all our 2G sites are data-capable and all our 3G sites deploy High-Speed Packet Access technology. We have also recently received our license to undertake trials in Long-Term Evolution. We will provide customers with the best service offerring in the market complete with devices and compleiing content,” said Dioguardi.


by thestar.com.my