All must push for 3G takeoff
PETALING JAYA: The adoption of 3G mobile services is being held back by several challenges that can only be overcome by the collective effort of the Government, media and service providers, said industry experts.
The experts also believe that 3G mobile service providers in the country could do more to encourage the adoption of the advanced mobile communication services.
Telcos will need to do this if they are to achieve the targets set by the Government's MyICMS 886 plan, said the experts.
The Government wants to have five million 3G cellphone subscribers in the country by 2010. This and other goals are listed in MyICMS 886 - a four-year plan aimed at boosting the growth of the local information and communications technology (ICT) industry, and to bolster its competitiveness globally.
Other goals of MyICMS 886 include: Ensuring at least one in four homes have broadband access; mobile TV for 90% of wireless services users; digital multimedia broadcasting to 95% of households; and migration to the faster IPv6-based networks.
Research firm Frost & Sullivan said the 3G adoption rate is expected to be slow in the first two years, given the limited availability of handsets and network coverage.
The experts also believe that 3G mobile service providers in the country could do more to encourage the adoption of the advanced mobile communication services.
Telcos will need to do this if they are to achieve the targets set by the Government's MyICMS 886 plan, said the experts.
The Government wants to have five million 3G cellphone subscribers in the country by 2010. This and other goals are listed in MyICMS 886 - a four-year plan aimed at boosting the growth of the local information and communications technology (ICT) industry, and to bolster its competitiveness globally.
Other goals of MyICMS 886 include: Ensuring at least one in four homes have broadband access; mobile TV for 90% of wireless services users; digital multimedia broadcasting to 95% of households; and migration to the faster IPv6-based networks.
Research firm Frost & Sullivan said the 3G adoption rate is expected to be slow in the first two years, given the limited availability of handsets and network coverage.
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