Hi peeps,
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After all the Congo drums on having broadband and wireless
connectivity have faded in this island or ours, I just wish to say
that we should have some form of technical quality control
somewhere.
I am targeting at mobile broadband providers, namely M1
Broadband - It's everywhere. I would like to highlight to the
service provider that the word 'Broadband' should not be misused as
mere marketing tactics.
M1 Broadband users will understand what I am lamenting about -
'Server not found', 'Server time out', or simply slow-slow-slow
connectivity. Yes, M1 does have a disclaimer to safeguard them that
only town areas might get 'full' broadband speed. Does that mean
that I dun not have to pay full broadband subscription charges if
I'm out of their definition of 'town area'?
What also worries me is that MDA seems to be doing nothing about
quality of broadband usage. There should be stringent ISO to allow
the use of the term ‘Broadband’. If broadband
cannot be implemented island-wide, then it should be called as
trial and subscription be waived or subsidized. I hate to say that
but it is just so typical of our ‘government agencies’ to do
classroom planning, and simply kick-start something without
ensuring enduring quality, end-users’ feedbacks and further
developments. A good example is 3G video conferencing. How many
Singaporeans are actually using it? Waiting for the 3G-industry to
mature, I heard you protest? Common, it’s already 3.5G and I cannot
even login to my mobile Gmail without hitting connectivity snags
along the way!
So what do I really want to say? I hope the authorities and
service providers can get their act together. MDA is to provide a
time frame and yardstick. Service providers are to provide the
valuable and competitive services. To be fair to
M1, they are the one to first provide ‘mobile Broadband’ services.
I hope Singtel and Starhub will follow suit and
up the ante. Please lah, I hope by the time
Apple comes out with the new 3G iPhone, we can have the correct IT
expressway ready. KPE won’t cut it. CTE expansion won’t cut it. And
I hope M1 Broadband is everywhere, and not glitches and
disappointments everywhere!
Talking about expressway....sigh...