To boost the national broadband penetration
rate, the Commission has introduced another
new initiative known as the Rural Broadband
(RBB). The main objective of this initiative is to
provide broadband infrastructure with speed
up to 4Mbps in underserved areas within rural
locality.
The initiative has been implemented by
upgrading the core network that connects the
exchanges to the cabinet and to the residences
or premises. As such, the broadband services
with speed up to 4Mbps can be provided on a
commercial basis to users.
As at 31st December 2015, a total of 6,700
ports have been implemented throughout the
country.

Suburban Broadband (SUBB) is one of
the initiatives that has been announced in
11 th Malaysian Plan to achieve the target of
broadband accessibility by 2020.
The objective of SUBB initiative is to provide
broadband infrastructure with speed up to
20Mbps in underserved areas in suburban
and rural areas.
A total of 420,000 ports from 421 exchanges
across the country have been allocated to be
implemented within 5 years starting in 2015.
SUBB initiative involves the upgrading of
exchanges, the core network and the cabinet
to provide broadband services with speed of
up to 20Mbps.
As of 31 st December 2015, a total of 90,172
ports have been implemented throughout the
country.