Penang building in pilot project for fibre-level speeds over copper cables


YTL Communications chief executive officer Wing K. Lee (left) at the press conference in Penang. -Mustafa Ahmad/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: YTL Communications launched its Gigawire technology here which enables copper wire cables, commonly found in old buildings, to deliver fibre-level broadband services.

The Penang Chinese Town Hall is the first building in Malaysia to take part in the pilot project for the Gigawire technology which runs until September.

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