Really Great to hear that KL will be covered by WiFi! The faster it deployed, the faster people get benefit! I believe there are few major they need to resolve:
1. Backbone connection - This is one of the tough task to decide and deploy as pulling land line is not a simple task and it needs to cover whole KL area.
2. Interference - This is direct affect to the quality of WiFi.
3. WiFi Point Design - This will be affected the coverage area.
4. Renting - To deploy, need to rent a place, power, backbone connection.

May be there are lots of issues behind which normal people can't really see it beside above. But still really hope it can deliver a good service in future!
Posted by anonymous on Friday, December 21 2007 10:00 AM

Good idea but as with the current internet service provider, we don't hear their strategy addressing backhaul bandwidth problem. Yeah, they can cover the whole city with it for the benefit of few who will use youtube and bittorrent continuosly.

It will join the likes of Time and Jaring offering that don't invest properly at the core and gateway network.
Posted by lano on Thursday, December 27 2007 09:28 AM

Citywide Wi-Fi for KL
It's all irrelevant until someone realises that Malaysia's entire internet connectivity is totally compromised by the inadequate speed / capacity for transpacific cabling resulting in incoming traffic speeds that are simply unacceptable.
Posted by Frustrated Business User on Tuesday, February 19 2008 09:50 AM

I wonder why are we going for WiFi when we are about to enter the WiMax era...its like deploying a wide 3G network when we are now heading towards 3.75G....

Why look behind?

I have wrote about it here
(web link)

Malaysia Boleh!!!

scamboy
Telco Talk Malaysia
(web link)
Posted by scamboy on Tuesday, January 08 2008 02:48 AM