tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37045477.post8677167634412340351..comments2023-10-15T21:42:27.426+08:00Comments on Philosophy Politics Economics: Why Was Telekom Given Wired Broadband Monopoly?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37045477.post-38157041128664574502009-11-15T09:42:25.821+08:002009-11-15T09:42:25.821+08:00Michael, there's a lot of factors. high popula...Michael, there's a lot of factors. high population density is one, but it certainly isn't the only one.<br /><br />Why japan can do it? because they, Nttdocomo, have money. tonnes of it. backed up by its nation, the 2nd/3rd largest economy in the world and their relative exchange rate (PPI) for equipments made in Sweden, Finland and America.<br /><br />I reiterate (read above) that I'm not defending TM's monopoly. The monopoly has to go. but bear in mind that the way malaysians use internet is also one of the reason we have sucky internet. ONE of the MANY reasons.shinlianghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16547059348411669522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37045477.post-42308338404275039862009-11-13T11:54:38.916+08:002009-11-13T11:54:38.916+08:00As much as we feel appalled by the incompetence of...As much as we feel appalled by the incompetence of the people entrusted with our future in all matters of Malaysia, including education, technology and this subject matter, broadband, we must continue to collectively push our ideas, views and visions for a better Malaysia. <br /><br />Tony Pua, you may not have broadband speed but you are conduit enough to channel our goals for a better Malaysia!<br /><br />Thank you and keep up the good work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37045477.post-70176700726769025492009-11-13T09:34:49.693+08:002009-11-13T09:34:49.693+08:00If one line to an apartment unit can supply hundre...If one line to an apartment unit can supply hundreds of household, how does one justify that high speed broadband in Japan is one of the cheapest on earth? Most of them do not live in apartments and yet they are supplied with optical fibres lines.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03141946683726156066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37045477.post-53928511519190157082009-11-12T18:14:38.695+08:002009-11-12T18:14:38.695+08:00Having working as a telecommunication engineer, I ...Having working as a telecommunication engineer, I do have a few points to share:<br /><br />1. Singapore is able to dish out high speed at low price because of their high density of population. This allows easier design, and lower cost of deployment. E.g. all you have to do is to pull one transmission cable to an apartment and you serve hundreds of subscribers. But in Malaysia, we'll have to pull hundreds of cables all over the residential area.<br /><br />2. The chart by Shawn is most likely the consumer cost, not the operator's cost. In Malaysia, due to exchange rate (expensive equipments) and also because Malaysians like to P2P so much, the cost to operators in Malaysia is 'devastating'. When operators start to limit subscribers downloading 'illegal' movies+games and stop P2P, we get angry responses. And as a business company, we never fight with customers so we continue to provide services for P2P. But if P2P services are stop altogether, all of us will at least get double of our current speeds. (Just imagine how many webpages you can go to with the amount of data of one movie!)<br /><br />And trust me, I've seen the statistics of P2P users, it scares the shit out of me. And one of the highest P2P users are usually concentrated around where college and university students are staying (hmmm, I wonder why? =P ). <br /><br />3. Operators can only provide service as good as their profit allows them to. One cannot expect operators to be charitable organisations. So remember, P2P are rubbish revenue. 1 subscriber can download a movie or they can use email+msn but they still pay the same price to the operator.<br /><br />4. While we may not be providing the best services, operators in Malaysia are using one of the best technology (believe it or not!) in the world to provide the services. But instead of providing better services, due to unfair usage of the bandwidth (such as P2P and others), it has become a tool to provide more connection to more people with the same (small) bandwidth. It's all about costs. It has to be sustainable for the operators.<br /><br /><br />Having said all that, competition is always good. It will definitely raise our internet speed to at least a few bars higher. But don't expect it to be comparable with Japan or Singapore.shinlianghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16547059348411669522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37045477.post-29101984755544627972009-11-12T16:02:40.868+08:002009-11-12T16:02:40.868+08:00sekadar berkongsi dengan semua.
saya sendiri 2 ta...sekadar berkongsi dengan semua.<br /><br />saya sendiri 2 tahun tunggu. puas ke sana sini buat aduan, baru lah telekom pasang port streamyx. last2 kabel kena kebas. ini salah satu contoh monopoli.<br /><br />kalau setakat dengar masalah saja, tiada tindakan. merugikan rakyat. untuk info semua, kejadian berlaku di kelantan.mr.azkahttp://www.pergauhatchery.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37045477.post-55312958040999460782009-11-12T11:40:38.905+08:002009-11-12T11:40:38.905+08:00My friend in Singapore is paying SGD 47 for 100 MB...My friend in Singapore is paying SGD 47 for 100 MB/sec line. We're paying like RM 110 for 1 MB/sec line here, which includes the fixed line rentalSimon Seowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04114322470329271880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37045477.post-85413010876384845212009-11-12T10:04:21.075+08:002009-11-12T10:04:21.075+08:00look at our telekom, offered speed is around 384k ...look at our telekom, offered speed is around 384k to 1M for home user if i'm not mistaken, after 8 years our speed remains the same. Comparing with other nation, they have at least 10M internet speed, no more 1M. Ask yourself how are we going to compete with other nation, now only we start with this so call High Speed Broadband project and i think only a few area in Malaysia can use this service. How to increase broadband penetration in Malaysia? So lame... I think we already lose in this competition. Even if TM no more monopoly, i think we need a long time to catch up with other nation... and need a lot of money as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37045477.post-33787397486787773092009-11-12T09:53:51.492+08:002009-11-12T09:53:51.492+08:00Sigh. We're going to pay expensive fees for sl...Sigh. We're going to pay expensive fees for slow broadband connection again.Simon Seowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04114322470329271880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37045477.post-8120854936031224742009-11-12T09:13:47.028+08:002009-11-12T09:13:47.028+08:00"Kita tahu bahawa bagi perkhidmatan jalur leb..."Kita tahu bahawa bagi perkhidmatan jalur lebar ini merupakan sesuatu yang baru untuk Malaysia."<br /><br />I thought Malaysia was one of the first in the world to have broadband even before most parts of the USA when it was first released.lionel0008https://www.blogger.com/profile/08638817393947360812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37045477.post-91825229669503557102009-11-12T07:20:12.212+08:002009-11-12T07:20:12.212+08:00We really have dinosaurs in BN. Even those educate...We really have dinosaurs in BN. Even those educated ones are dinosaurs. Geek Minister can't give a better answer for IGP KPI figures, Najib with his 6-9 position on GDP, Hishamuddin can't do basic math AND statistics BUT think they do. You expect them from MPs from boondocks but Ministers with degrees from top university can't do real math and technology.<br /><br />What do you expect when it comes to complex issues like monopolistic vs competitive economics?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37045477.post-77954550442895541182009-11-12T06:07:56.849+08:002009-11-12T06:07:56.849+08:00Saya yakin TM adalah rakan kongsi yang mantap. Set...Saya yakin TM adalah rakan kongsi yang mantap. Setelah sekian lama menjadi monopoli internet jalur lebar di Malaysia, kelajuan 1MB pun tak sampai!<br /><br />Bolehkan YB nyatakan usaha yang sedang diambil? Jgnlah asyik kata "ada usaha", tapi sila nyatakan, jelaskan dan terangkan apakah usaha yang sedang dibincangkan.<br /><br />Saya faham sekarang kenapa keadaan jalur lebar di M'sia begini, mungkinkah kerana Menteri kita masih lagi narrowband (tak cup cepat) - mungkin 57.6kbps shj.shinlianghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16547059348411669522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37045477.post-86430559365923838992009-11-12T05:46:59.933+08:002009-11-12T05:46:59.933+08:00Where is the gift to the world from Malaysia? I am...Where is the gift to the world from Malaysia? I am still waiting.. Look at Singapore. At least you can learn from them.shankar~selinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028519831175489114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37045477.post-55264404501315456802009-11-12T01:27:09.349+08:002009-11-12T01:27:09.349+08:00This chart may come in handy. Japan pays US$0.27 p...This <a href="http://thenextweb.com/shareables/files/2009/10/2n69no5.jpg" rel="nofollow">chart</a> may come in handy. Japan pays US$0.27 per Mbps while we pay US$32 per Mbps (118 times higher!!). Sigh...Shawn Tanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04342111805045331752noreply@blogger.com