Today, we are to find what Internet and e-commerce infrastructure in such Southeast Asian country as Malaysia is currently like. The country is a founding member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations also participating in many international organizations such as the United Nations.

As a former British colony, Malaysia is also a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. Malaysia also ranks among the Developing 8 Countries. Malaysia is also one of the region’s top education and healthcare destinations. Malaysia is recognized as a newly industrialized country with GDP per capita equaled $8,141 in 2008 ranking it no. 65 globally. Malaysia is one of the key “Asian Tigers” as a consequence of its energetic efforts to transform itself into an information age nation. Read the rest of this entry »

Remember the Malaysian made IPTV service called Yoonic TV? It has been merge into Hypp.TV.

The service is now only for Streamyx users and it is priced at RM9.90 per month. Read the rest of this entry »

The British government outlined plans on Thursday to bring broadband Internet service to every home in Britain by 2012, and proposed ways to support the music industry and other media businesses by cracking down on online piracy.

The communications minister, Stephen Carter, is eager for the media, telecommunications and technology sectors to pick up part of the slack as other parts of the British economy, including financial services, decline. By 2012, the government said in a report, 20 percent of all commerce in Britain will occur online.

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Convergence is one of the greatest wonders of modern life. At its simplest, it means the transition from an analogue world to a digital one. With convergence, all it takes is a click of a mouse and information will be transmitted over the converged digital platform.

The potential and opportunities of convergence is limitless. Thanks to convergence, we can digitise almost everything including text, sound, speech, film, graphics, animation and music. In this format, information can be then be transmitted over the converged digital platform.

As the country’s leading telecommunications provider, Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) has always been at the forefront of the digital revolution.

From a history in providing merely voice services, TM embarked on its first dial-up Internet service in 1996. TM then made its foray into broadband in 2001 with the introduction of its signature brand, Streamyx; which became an instant hit.

Broadband has transformed and revolutionised the lifestyle of Malaysians.

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Asian countries continue to surpass Europe and North America in the adoption of fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) technology, according to a new global ranking study by the FTTH Councils of Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America.

South Korea, Hong Kong, Japan and Taiwan, now occupy the top four positions in the FTTH Council Global Ranking, with Asia accounting for more than 27 million of the world’s estimated 32 million FTTH connections.

Updated twice a year, the ranking tracks the level of FTTH market penetration in economies where more than 1 percent of households are connected to high-speed fiber networks. In total, 14 countries met this threshold, according to the rankings, which was previously updated early this year.

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