Unifi "Magic Box" by July 2018.

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It has over 1.8 million ready ports (last-mile access points) in major cities and towns for high-speed broadband (HSBB) that can be used to serve over two million customers. By July this year, it will launch a “magic box” to reach out to a wider population to offer its triple play proposition of Internet-voice-entertainment.

It will ride on its existing networks – HSBB, streamyx, mobile and even copper – and cater to the different market segments, including young parents, students and youths, thereby addressing affordability and behavioural demands in its quest to wire up the nation.

Are all these moves to prepare against a new entrant, Broadnet Networks Sdn Bhd that also wants to wire up the nation?

“It is a more aggressive approach, and we have 1.8 million surplus ports. These are yet to be fully used, and each port can serve up to several households, so we want to reach out to more users.

“We also want to migrate as many streamyx users to unifi,” said TM group CEO Datuk Seri Shazalli Ramly after announcing the company’s results here yesterday.

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