"Altobridge has used its significant experience in combined satellite and cellular technology in the Aeronautical and Maritime industries to address the key market segment of remote wireless communications. Our solution has demonstrated satellite bandwidth requirements of between 5 kbits/s and 8 kbits/s per call and, as it is a unique, 'On-Demand' architecture, further savings of up to 50% are possible with VSAT systems based on Demand Assigned Multiple Access (DAMA)," Lord concluded.
Maxis Chief Technical Officer, Rolf Marthinusen, stated, "Altobridge's solution for remote wireless communications allows us to provide necessary telecommunication service to secluded communities across Malaysia.
"In tandem with the Malaysian Government's Time 2 expansion plan, we have successfully deployed and built a total of 1,048 sites, with more to follow. To date, Maxis has deployed more sites under the T2 programme compared to other cellular network operators in Malaysia. The remote GSM project with Altobridge will significantly further expand our coverage to these rural communities," Marthinusen added.
The Time 1 and Time 2 mobile expansion projects were launched by the Malaysian government in 2004. Time 1 focused on the capital Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya and Cyberjaya. Time 2 includes the rest of the country with focal points at commercial areas, highways, major towns and tourist spots. To date, Time 1 has achieved 100% coverage and Time 2 stands at 79%.
Maxis Group are a major Malaysian mobile telecommunications group serving nearly 13 million customers. It has operations in Malaysia, India through subsidiary, Aircel Limited, and Indonesia through PT Natrindo Telepon Seluler. It is the sixth largest public listed company in Malaysia with over 5,000 employees.
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