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The Star
2 days ago
- Business
- The Star
App launched to keep Internet up to speed
Improvements underway: Fahmi visiting the site of the Malaysia Day 2025 celebration at the PICCA @ Butterworth Arena. — Bernama BUKIT MERTAJAM: Is your Internet keeping up to speed? Download the Nexus app and check. The app will then provide data to the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), and any telco that fails to deliver satisfactory service will face action. The Nexus app, available for download by Android users, will enable MCMC to investigate and study the quality of Internet service throughout the route, said Datuk Fahmi Fadzil. 'We have changed the mandatory standards on quality of service, MSQOS, to 10 Mbps,' the Communications Minister said. 'During a test, we found that from the Penang International Convention, Cultural and Arts Centre (PICCA) to the National Information Dissemination Centre (Nadi) in Kubang Semang, the Internet speed is about 90-100mbps. 'To download and upload, it is about 20-30 Mbps. 'This is satisfactory. 'However, I have asked MCMC to make use of the data set from the Nexus app to identify locations that need to be improved,' he said during a press conference at Yayasan Aman here yesterday. He said he had also asked MCMC to follow up with technical discussions with all telcos to see what technical aspects can be used to ensure that there is no disruption to the quality of service, especially when it changes from 4G to 5G. Earlier, Fahmi paid a courtesy visit to Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow at his office in Komtar before attending the main committee meeting for the Malaysia Day 2025 celebration there. Fahmi said over 5,000 visitors are expected at the national-level celebrations in Penang on Sept 16, with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as the guest of honour. The event will be held at PICCA @ Butterworth Arena and will be broadcast live across all official media and online platforms. The celebration, themed 'Malaysia Madani: Rakyat Disantuni', will feature various community-level events. Also expected to attend the celebrations are Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg, Penang Governor Tun Ramli Ngah Talib, Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor and Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow. Fahmi also said his ministry's secretary-general Datuk Mohamad Fauzi Md Isa has been instructed to explore mechanisms for channelling funds to the Malaysian Media Council, which is currently in the process of forming its inaugural committee. 'I have asked the secretary- general to determine the most effective way to ensure that the planned funding can be properly channelled to the Media Council,' he said. He also visited the Safe Internet Campaign, which involved hearing-impaired students from SMK Pendidikan Khas Bumbong Lima. A total of 18 special education students with hearing impairments were given exposure to cybersecurity awareness and the ethical and responsible use of the Internet. Three accompanying teachers acted as facilitators to ensure the smooth delivery of information to the students.
The Star
3 days ago
- Politics
- The Star
Fahmi inspects Malaysia Day 2025 venue in Butterworth
BUTTERWORTH: Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil conducted a site visit to the PICCA@Arena Butterworth Convention Centre here, the venue for the 2025 Malaysia Day celebration on Monday (June 30). The visit was aimed at observing early preparations to ensure the smooth organisation of the national-level event, scheduled to take place on Sept 16. The celebration will be officiated by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and attended by the Yang Dipertua Negeri of Penang, Tun Ramli Ngah Talib, Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor and Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. Fahmi also held a meeting with staff from the Penang state offices of the Communications Ministry and its agencies at the convention centre. Also accompanying him were Communications Ministry secretary-general Datuk Mohamad Fauzi Md Isa, Penang state secretary Datuk Zulkifli Long, Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) Chief Executive Officer Datin Paduka Nur-ul Afida Kamaludin and directors, heads and officers of departments and agencies under the Communications Ministry and the Penang government. Fahmi later carried out a field inspection of telecommunications coverage quality, using the MCMC Nexus app while travelling by bus from the convention centre to the National Information Dissemination Centres (NADI) in Kubang Semang in Bukit Mertajam.- Bernama
Barnama
3 days ago
- Politics
- Barnama
Fahmi Inspects Malaysia Day 2025 Venue In Butterworth
BUTTERWORTH, June 30 (Bernama) -- Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil today conducted a site visit to the PICCA@Arena Butterworth Convention Centre here, the venue for the 2025 Malaysia Day celebration. The visit was aimed at observing early preparations to ensure the smooth organisation of the national-level event, scheduled to take place on Sept 16. The celebration will be officiated by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and attended by the Yang Dipertua Negeri of Penang, Tun Ramli Ngah Talib, Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor and Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg.
Barnama
3 days ago
- Business
- Barnama
Penang Grateful To Host 2025 Malaysia Day Celebration, Pledges Full Cooperation
GEORGE TOWN, June 30 (Bernama) -- The Penang government is grateful to have been chosen as the host for the Malaysia Day celebration, which will be held at the PICCA @ Arena Butterworth Convention Centre near here on Sept 16. Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the state government will fully cooperate with the Federal Government to ensure its success. 'I would like to express my sincere thanks to the Federal Government, in the spirit of Malaysia, for deciding that Malaysia Day celebrations will rotate not only between Sabah and Sarawak but also among states in Peninsular Malaysia. 'Therefore, we welcome and are grateful that Penang has been chosen. The state government is part of the organising committee and we will extend our full cooperation to make this important national event a success,' he told reporters after chairing the Malaysia Day 2025 main committee meeting with Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil at Komtar here today. Also present at the meeting were Communications Ministry secretary-general Datuk Mohamad Fauzi Md Isa, Penang state secretary Datuk Zulkifli Long, Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) Chief Executive Officer Datin Paduka Nur-ul Afida Kamaludin and directors, heads and officers of departments and agencies under the Communications Ministry and the Penang government. Chow said Penang is well-prepared to host the celebration through a main committee and a working committee, supported by 16 sub-committees responsible for various aspects of preparations. 'Given the ample time until September 16, I am confident the working committee and its sub-committees will continue the preparations until the event is successfully held,' he said. Earlier, Fahmi paid a courtesy visit to Chow as part of his two-day working trip to Penang, during which they spent about 30 minutes together. Fahmi also confirmed that the Malaysia Day 2025 Celebration will take place at the PICCA @ Arena Butterworth Convention Centre and is scheduled to be officiated by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
