Editing Telecommunications in Malaysia (section)

==Broadband==
Total broadband subscriptions were 43.378 million as of 2019, resulting in a broadband penetration rate of 131.7% per 100 inhabitants.<ref>[https://www.mcmc.gov.my/skmmgovmy/media/General/pdf/4Q-2019-C-M-Infographic.pdf Broadband 4Q 2019] / Communications and Multimedia: Facts and Figures, 4Q 2019</ref>

=== Fixed broadband development ===
In 2019, fixed broadband accounted for 6.79% of the total broadband market share, comprising 2.947 million subscriptions<ref>[https://www.mcmc.gov.my/skmmgovmy/media/General/pdf/4Q-2019-C-M-Infographic.pdf Broadband 4Q 2019] / Communications and Multimedia : Facts and Figures, 4Q 2019</ref> (up from 2.7 million<ref>[https://www.mcmc.gov.my/skmmgovmy/media/General/pdf/4Q18.pdf Broadband 4Q 2018] / Communications and Multimedia : Facts and Figures, 4Q 2018</ref> in 2018).

Fixed broadband services are delivered using technologies including [[ADSL|Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line]], [[Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line]] (SDSL), [[VDSL|Very-high bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line]], [[Fiber to the x|Fiber-to-the-Home]] (FTTH), [[Satellite Internet access|Satellite]], [[Wireless local loop|Fixed Wireless Access]] (FWA), and [[Evolution-Data Optimized]] (EVDO).

The High-Speed Broadband project (HSBB), introduced in 2008, aimed to improve the quality of broadband access and enable users in major cities and high-impact economic areas to achieve speeds up to 100 Megabits per second. The Suburban Broadband (SUBB) and Rural Broadband (RBB) initiatives provide speeds up to 20 Megabits per second for users in suburban and rural areas.

On August 28, 2019, the Government approved the implementation of the National Fiberisation and Connectivity Plan (NFCP) for the period 2019 to 2023.

The NFCP targets included:
* Achieving an entry-level fixed broadband package at 1% of GNI by 2020.
* Ensuring Gigabit availability in selected industrial areas by 2020 and all State Capitals by 2023.
* Providing 100% availability for premises in State Capitals and high-impact areas with speeds of at least 500&nbsp;Mbit/s by 2021.
* Reaching 20% of sub-urban and rural premises with up to 500 Mbit/s by 2022.
* Fiber network pass-through to 70% of schools, hospitals, libraries, police stations, and post offices by 2022.
* Attaining an average speed of 30 Mbit/s in 98% of populated areas by 2023.
* Improving mobile coverage along the Pan Borneo highway upon completion.

=== Mobile broadband development ===
In 2019, mobile broadband contributed 93.21% of the total broadband market share, with 40.431 million subscriptions as of Q4 2019<ref>[https://www.mcmc.gov.my/skmmgovmy/media/General/pdf/4Q-2019-C-M-Infographic.pdf Broadband 4Q 2019] / Communications and Multimedia : Facts and Figures, 4Q 2019</ref> (compared to 36.8 million<ref>[https://www.mcmc.gov.my/skmmgovmy/media/General/pdf/4Q18.pdf Broadband 4Q 2018] / Communications and Multimedia : Facts and Figures, 4Q 2018</ref> in 2018).

==== Upgrading and expansion of network coverage ====
The Time 3 and Time 3 Extension initiatives involved the construction of 1,833 new communications towers in rural areas nationwide. Additionally, 4,895 base stations at existing communications towers were upgraded from 2G to 3G/4G to support higher broadband speeds in rural areas.<ref>[http://www.mcmc.gov.my/skmmgovmy/media/General/pdf/Universal-Service-Provision-Annual-Report-2018.pdf 2018 Universal Service Provision Annual Report] / MCMC Universal Service Provision Annual Reports</ref>

==== Malaysian Submarine Cable System (MSCS) (Submarine Cable System to Sabah & Sarawak) ====
Introduced in 2014 through a public-private partnership between MCMC and Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM), the MSCS project was completed in 2017. It serves as a redundancy to existing domestic submarine cable services that have been operating since 1995 and aimed to meet the growing demands for bandwidth between Peninsular Malaysia and East Malaysia.<ref>[http://www.mcmc.gov.my/skmmgovmy/media/General/pdf/Universal-Service-Provision-Annual-Report-2018.pdf 2018 Universal Service Provision Annual Report] / MCMC Universal Service Provision Annual Reports</ref>

==== Submarine Cable System to Islands ====
This project, which started in 2017 and was completed in 2018, involved upgrading existing communications infrastructure networks and submarine cables connecting the mainland with three islands: Perhentian, Tioman, and Pangkor.<ref>[http://www.mcmc.gov.my/skmmgovmy/media/General/pdf/Universal-Service-Provision-Annual-Report-2018.pdf 2018 Universal Service Provision Annual Report] / MCMC Universal Service Provision Annual Reports</ref>

=== Broadband service providers ===
{| class="wikitable"
| rowspan="2" |'''Service providers'''
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |'''Service'''
|-
|'''Fixed broadband'''
|'''Mobile broadband'''
|-
|[[Telekom Malaysia]] (TM)
| {{y}}
| {{y}}
|-
| [[Celcom|Celcom Axiata Berhad]] (Celcom)
| {{y}}
| {{y}}
|-
| [[Digi Telecommunications|Digi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd]] (Digi)
| {{y}}
| {{y}}
|-
| [[Maxis Communications|Maxis Berhad]] (Maxis)
| {{y}}
| {{y}}
|-
| [[U Mobile|U Mobile Sdn Bhd]] (U Mobile)
| {{y}}
| {{y}}
|-
|YTL Communications (Yes)
|{{n}}
|{{y}}
|}