Nearly 300 higher education sites now connected under nationwide Wi-Fi project

The IPTA Wi-Fi project, spearheaded by Malaysia's Ministry of Communications, aims to enhance internet access across 539 nationwide locations, with completion expected by September.

Funded by RM664 million through the MCMC's Universal Service Provision initiative, the project involves installing advanced Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 7 access points.

As of now, 55% of locations have Wi-Fi access.

Notably, UTeM saw significant progress with additional access points installed ahead of schedule, further improving connectivity for students.

MELAKA, Sept 19 — The Public Higher Education Institution (IPTA) Wi-Fi project, covering 539 locations nationwide, is expected to be fully completed by September, with 55 per cent, or 294 locations, already having access to Wi-Fi, Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching said.

She said the RM664 million project, fully funded by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) through the Universal Service Provision initiative, would help upgrade infrastructure and improve internet coverage across campuses.

“We have embarked on a project to install tens of thousands of access points equipped with high-end Wi-Fi technology, specifically Wi-Fi 6 or Wi-Fi 7.

“This project focuses on strategic locations across campuses, including lecture halls, laboratories, libraries, student centres, residential colleges and hostels,” she told reporters after visiting the IPTA Wi-Fi Project Phase 3 site at Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) here today.

She said the project covers 539 locations, involving IPTA and skills training institutions under Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) and the Ministry of Human Resources (Kesuma).

Teo said Phases 1 and 2 of the project had been completed at 191 locations, with Phase 3 implementation now underway at institutions under Mara and Kesuma.

“For Phase 3 of the project, work has been completed at 42 of the 204 locations, or 21 per cent, while the remaining locations are still undergoing network provisioning and installation.

“As for institutions under Mara, work has been completed at 60 of the 110 identified locations, or 55 per cent, while for those under Kesuma, work has been completed at one of the 34 identified locations,” she said.

Commenting on the project’s implementation in Melaka, Teo said the IPTA Wi-Fi project in the state had reached 44 per cent completion, with 1,399 new access points activated at 10 IPTA as of last August.

She said UTeM had made good progress under Phase 3, with 302 additional access points installed on Aug 27, ahead of the MCMC’s original target date of Sept 23.

“Under Phase 3, 302 additional APs were installed here at UTeM, with the work completed on Aug 27, ahead of the MCMC’s original target date of Sept 23.

“In total, UTeM now has 410 operational APs, including the 108 APs installed under Phase 2 in June 2025,” she said.

Meanwhile, UTeM student representative Muhammad Quwayyis Khairuddin, 21, said the installation of additional high-speed Wi-Fi APs was crucial, particularly for students living in residential colleges and those using other strategic locations across the university campus.

“This is a meaningful contribution from the Ministry of Communications, as every student here needs reliable internet access to complete projects and assignments.

“Although the internet service was already good, the addition of these APs has further improved internet connectivity across the campus,” he said. — Bernama

* Editor’s note: IPTA stands for Institusi Pengajian Tinggi Awam, the Malay name for Public Higher Education Institutions.

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由马来西亚通信部牵头的 IPTA Wi-Fi 项目旨在提升全国 539 个地点的互联网接入，预计将于 9 月完成。

该项目由马来西亚通信与多媒体委员会（MCMC）的普遍服务提供计划资助 6.64 亿令吉，涉及安装先进的 Wi-Fi 6 和 Wi-Fi 7 接入点。

截至目前，55% 的地点已接入 Wi-Fi。

值得一提的是，UTeM提前安装了更多接入点，取得了显著进展，进一步改善了学生的网络连接。

马六甲，9月19日讯——通讯部副部长张念群表示，覆盖全国539个地点的公立高等教育机构（IPTA）Wi-Fi项目预计将于9月全面完成，其中55%（即294个地点）已经接入Wi-Fi。

她表示，这项耗资 6.64 亿令吉的项目由马来西亚通讯及多媒体委员会 (MCMC) 通过普遍服务提供计划全额资助，将有助于升级基础设施并改善校园内的互联网覆盖。

“我们已经启动了一个项目，要安装数万个配备高端 Wi-Fi 技术（特别是 Wi-Fi 6 或 Wi-Fi 7）的接入点。

“该项目重点关注校园内的战略位置，包括演讲厅、实验室、图书馆、学生中心、住宿学院和宿舍，”她在今天参观了位于马六甲技术大学 (UTeM) 的 IPTA Wi-Fi 项目第三阶段现场后告诉记者。

她说，该项目涵盖 539 个地点，涉及人民信托局 (MARA) 和人力资源部 (Kesuma) 下属的 IPTA 和技能培训机构。

Teo表示，该项目的第一阶段和第二阶段已在191个地点完成，第三阶段目前正在Mara和Kesuma旗下的机构实施。

“在项目的第三阶段，204 个地点中有 42 个地点的工作已经完成，即 21%，而其余地点仍在进行网络配置和安装。

“至于马拉计划下的机构，在已确定的 110 个地点中，已有 60 个地点完成了工作，完成率为 55%；而对于凯苏马计划下的机构，在已确定的 34 个地点中，只有 1 个地点完成了工作，”她说。

谈及该项目在马六甲的实施情况，Teo表示，截至去年8月，该州的IPTA Wi-Fi项目已完成44%，在10个IPTA站点激活了1399个新的接入点。

她表示，UTeM在第三阶段取得了良好进展，8月27日新增了302个接入点，比MCMC原定的9月23日目标日期提前完成。

“在第三阶段，UTeM 安装了 302 个额外的 AP，这项工作于 8 月 27 日完成，比 MCMC 原定的 9 月 23 日目标日期提前了。

她表示：“UTeM 目前共有 410 个运行中的 AP，其中包括 2025 年 6 月第二阶段安装的 108 个 AP。”

与此同时，UTeM学生代表穆罕默德·库瓦伊斯·凯鲁丁（21岁）表示，安装更多高速Wi-Fi AP至关重要，特别是对于住在宿舍的学生和使用大学校园内其他战略位置的学生而言。

“这是通信部做出的一项有意义的贡献，因为这里的每个学生都需要可靠的互联网接入来完成项目和作业。”

他说：“虽然网络服务原本就不错，但这些接入点的加入进一步提升了整个校园的网络连接。”——马新社

* 编者注：IPTA 是 Institusi Pengajian Tinggi Awam 的缩写，是公立高等教育机构的马来语名称。

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