MCMC
The MCMC shakeup: From tranquility to turbulence
Malaysia’s Minister of Communications and Multimedia Ahmad Shabery Cheek needs to explain why he wants to separate the roles of MCMC chairman and CEO. Until he does, speculation will be flying and will only distract the new chairman, Dr Halim Shafie.
Halim helms MCMC again, appointment greeted with cautious optimism
The telco industry is cautiously optimistic that second-time MCMC chairman Dr Halim Shafie can do a good job, provided he does not suffer too much interference from the politicians.
TM appoints new chairman as Halim leaves for MCMC role
Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) has officially announced the resignation of Dr Halim Shafie as chairman of its board, and said that Dr Sulaiman Mahbob has been appointed the new chairman effective Jan 12.
Speculation mounts after Sharil’s abrupt exit as MCMC head
MCMC chairman Mohamed Sharil Tarmizi was unceremoniously booted out of his post at Malaysia’s industry regulator, leading to speculation and industry concerns that a political appointee would take over.
TM awarded contract for ‘1Malaysia’ submarine cable system
TM announced that the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has awarded it a contract, via an open tender process, to develop and construct a new submarine cable system, called Sistem Kabel Rakyat 1Malaysia (the ‘1Malaysia People’s Cable System,’ or SKR1M).
Malaysia third in Global Cybersecurity Index
Malaysia has been ranked third in the Global Cybersecurity Index by the International Telecommunications Union. Toh Swee Hoe from the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission explains to Karamjit Singh about this.
Digerati50: Ensuring world-class infrastructure
Digital News Asia (DNA) continues a weekly series that profiles the top 50 influencers, movers and shakers who are helping shape Malaysia’s Digital Economy. These articles are from Digerati50, a special print publication released in January 2014. For information on customised reprints of Digerati50, email [email protected].
A firewall around YouTube, a fence around Digital Malaysia
Home Minister Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said that his ministry was working with the MCMC to set up a ‘firewall’ on websites, mentioning YouTube in particular. A. Asohan does not know whether to be appalled or amused.
Malaysians getting hungrier for bandwidth
The Malaysian Internet Exchange (MyIX) said that for the first six months of 2014, the aggregated Internet bandwidth consumption in Malaysia increased by 105% to a total of 306,970 Mbps.
World Standards Day: Choose safely, MCMC and Standards Malaysia tell consumers
Goods that do not comply with standards or any communications products that do not have the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) certification label are considered ‘non-standard’ products in Malaysia, MCMC and Standards Malaysia said in a joint statement.
