www.WirelessFederation.com/news: The next generation high-speed broadband, or HSBB services will be launched by Telekom Malaysia on March 24. Bandwidth at network access speeds of 10 megabits per second and above will be offered by the new service.

Under this public-private-partnership initiative, Telekom Malaysia and the government will develop the country’s next-generation high speed broadband infrastructure and services. An investment of MYR8.9 billion in total has been planned by Telekom and MYR2.4 billion will be contributed by the government on an incurred claims basis based on project milestones.

According to the company, Telekom’s total expenditure related to the HSBB project as of December 31 reached RM1.9 billion and at the end of 2012, approximately 1.3 million premises will have access to the service.

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: In order to access the ‘High Speed Broadband’ (HSBB) network of Telekom Malaysia (TM), access seekers will have to pay MYR 52 to MYR 55 per port, depending on volume and contract duration and they will be given preferences on first-come-first-served basis. The project is a public-private-partnership between the Malaysian government and TM and includes an investment of MYR 11.3 billion.

Access seekers planning to offer at least dual-play services to consumers have been offered these ports in order to prevent resellers offering only broadband at a higher price without adding value to the network. The consumer retail service will be launch in March, in Bangsar, Shah Alam, Subang Jaya and Taman Tun Dr Ismail.