Satellite service provider, Measat Global Berhad has signed a multiyear contract with Reach Ten Communication Sdn Bhd for Managed Bandwidth Services, supported by the high throughput satellite payload on MEASAT-3d.
With this contract, Reach Ten is set to become the largest enterprise satellite service provider in Malaysia in terms of capacity provisioned, serving both the private and government sectors across Malaysia. To date, the company has expanded its customer base exponentially in Kuching, Sarawak and Cyberjaya, Selangor providing broadband satellite services to more than 1,000 communities and villages throughout Malaysia. In Samajaya, Kuching the nine-metre antenna at the teleport enables access to approximately 13Gbps of satellite capacity on M3d.
This will help meet the nation’s aspiration for 100% internet coverage across Malaysia by 2025 and narrow the digital gap between Malaysians in rural and urban areas through initiatives like the national Jalinan Digital Negara (“JENDELA”) plan and the Sarawak Government’s SALURAN and SMART initiatives,” said Ganendra Selvaraj, Chief Commercial Officer, MEASAT.
Leo Chin, Chief Executive Officer, Reach Ten added, “Having worked with MEASAT over many years, Reach Ten is happy to be one of MEASAT’s anchor customers on the new M3d satellite. With this latest collaboration with MEASAT, we have a greater capacity to support ongoing projects like SALURAN and SMART in Sarawak, as well as new high bandwidth applications such as community broadband projects, the Internet of Things (“IoT”), cellular backhaul, telemedicine, and online learning applications, particularly within Sarawak.”
