Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (centre), together with Gobind (left) and MCMC chairman Al-Ishsal Ishak at the NFCP launch in Putrajaya earlier in September this year.
Where does Malaysia really stand in terms of Internet connectivity? Well, according to one measurement – average fixed broadband speed – from the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) Industry Performance 2018 report, the country moved up from 32nd in the world from 56th in 2017, a commendable improvement.
However, things can surely improve further, which is the reason why the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia’s National Fiberisation and Connectivity Plan (NFCP) 2019-2023 was finally unveiled in September after being proposed earlier in the year.
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