Minister: Connectivity is what’s important


Saifuddin: What I am trying to say is we have to look at the interests of the rakyat first. The rakyat is looking for connectivity.

Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah tells StarBizWeek that while 5G is important, connectivity is the most important. He explains that here:

During the movement control order (MCO), a lot of the people rely on the Internet and one of the complaints was that services are lagging, especially for students. The MCO has demonstrated we need to have smoother and faster access, was that also a concern raised to you?

Yes. I chaired a meeting about two weeks ago with all the telcos and this was highlighted. Internet access is about traffic.

The telcos look at three components: the home, the workplace and the in-between. Because of the MCO, suddenly everybody is at home. Because of that, you have more issues with access and quality for people working from home. I’ve already told them to look into this matter.

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