A selected history of WDSI WiFi and Wireless Deployments in Malaysia

1. WDSI

2. WDSI - International Business Model
Local/Country Partners
Wireless Products R&D Backed up
Client
Market Development How we operate Management
Systems Integration
Train to install and
Maintain Networks
Knowledge Transfer

3. In Summary – How we work
• Identify a key market for the product set
• Research the viability of setting up a country
venture
• Select a suitable local partner who we can
confidently work with
• Invest capital and resources to train and grow
the company resources
• Pushing the added value of both the products
and experience of running and managing
networks

4. Customer Relationships
• We prefer to look for partnership on turn
key solutions and not box shifting.
• We invest a considerable amount of time
and capital in growing customer
relationships with going the extra mile
• Blue chip and government client make up
the majority of our client base
• Quality and not quantity

5. Miri WiFi Network
• Project to build outdoor WiFi network for Miri Resort City
• Timeline – start August 2004 – Live May 2005
• Complete turnkey solution from design to delivery
• A first for Malaysia
• Project spend totalled MYR 1m
• Coverage for over 15 sq/km

6. Miri Resort City WiFi Network

7. Key Milestones
• Creating the UK and Malaysian team
• Creating the optimum design for coverage based on access to buildings
• Organising wayleaves for equipment site
• Obtaining temporary (12 months) licence to operate the network
• Overcoming backhaul challenges with TM – balancing satellite bandwidth
and DSL
• Designing the IP67 outdoor equipment and fabricating the base station
frames
• Creating a project team of 15 engineers (Malaysian/UK) to deploy and
maintain the network
• Installed and tested from Dec 04 – Apr 05
• Launched by Sarawak 1St Minister at Miri Resort Status Festival May 05
• Maintained by local team for duration of the licence period

8. Miri Infrastructure

9. Official Launch

10. FT Labuan Port and Financial Area WiFi
• Dual Radio Private WiFi and CCTV
Network
• Covering the Port, Industrial and Financial
area
• Design to commission
• Specialist casing and weatheproofing

11. FT Labuan

13. DiGi
• Nationwide WiFi Project
• DiGi Network and Customers such as
Gloria Jeans, Pacific Coffee etc
• Turnkey requirements
• Full network management, installation and
maintenance programme

15. DiGi

16. Rapid Penang Buses
• Onboard WiFi
• Branded as Rapid Penang
• Design, install and maintain networks

17. Rapid Penang Onboard WiFi Hotspots