Its a official and known fact that Google is heading towards Malaysia, sometime end of this year. I was just wondering on the opportunities that Google has in Malaysia.
I believe Google is going to have a hard time getting used to the Malaysian style. With bad technology infrastructures (not all), Google is for sure going for a ride. Malaysia is one of the countries that provides its internets users with bad ISP services. Having less than 6 ISP companies and monopolized companies such as TMnet, has failed to provide its users the real bandwidth.
TMnet that has the most number of users due to its so call cheap(crap) prices. With connections that claims to be broadband, which can’t even play a Youtube video without buffering. With such slow services, many web 2.0 or social media services are having problems to venture into the country and even are killing great startups ideas in the country it self.
So, Google who is known for its data centers and hubs are certainly not going to look into the Malaysian public market. Its just going to sit comfortably as one of their regular hub and operating centers in Cyberjaya with a MSC status. It obviously with slow broadband growth, they can’t do much. This would not bring any other benefits to the local public besides job opportunities as claimed by media representatives. Most to most, there might be a PIKOM fair with Google as a platinum sponsor.
With lack of service provides, the broadband revolution in Malaysia is not going to be in pace with the growth of technology overall. Even Malaysia’s neighbor country, Indonesia has more than 150 ISP’s. Maybe, with Google’s presence, the local ISP’s might take an initiative to move forward?
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