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KUCHING, Aug 10: There are over 200 primary school students from remote hostels in SK Sungai Paku (Kapit) in Sarawak and SK Magandai (Kota Marudu) in Sabah have benefitted from Measat Global Berhad’s (Measat) CONNECTme NOW high-speed broadband services.
According to a Measat press release issued today, Measat, Malaysia’s rural broadband service provider is partnering with Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad (Astro) to provide complimentary CONNECTme NOW high-speed broadband services to two Astro Kasih Hostels in East Malaysia.
“We are pleased to work with Astro to support the connectivity needs of the students as well as teachers and administrators at these Astro Kasih Hostels.
“As we experienced during the pandemic, when the majority of Malaysian students were learning online, it is crucial to have stable high-speed internet connectivity for our children to study effectively.
“Although classroom lessons are back in session, having access to online learning resources empowers students with additional tools to improve their academic outcomes,” Measat chief operating officer Yau Chyong Lim mentioned in the press release.
He went on to say that the Astro Kasih Hostels are helping students save hours off their daily commute, while the CONNECTme NOW services at each hostel help students access the internet with ease.
“Measat is installing CONNECTme NOW satellite broadband with speeds of up to 100Mbps at participating hostels.
“Hostels that do not have grid power will also be installed with solar power infrastructure to support the CONNECTme NOW equipment.”
Meanwhile, Astro group chief executive officer Euan Smith said, “Astro welcomes the contribution of CONNECTme NOW satellite broadband service from Measat for the Astro Kasih Hostels.
“In the digital age, internet access is a must-have for all students, and is also in line with our focus on supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, particularly ‘ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education’ in this instance.
“Efforts to improve facilities at these hostels to elevate access to academic resources and student wellbeing are among the ways in which Astro is collaborating with like minded partners.”
Furthermore, commenting on the contribution, SK Sungai Paku headmaster Timbang Tuan said, “We appreciate this effort by Measat to provide CONNECTme NOW satellite broadband service in partnership with Astro to ensure that our students have the fast and reliable internet connection that they need.
“This can make an important difference to children living in rural areas and student hostels like ours, making it easier for them to access e-learning resources, communicate with family and friends or even be entertained.”
As for SK Magandai headmaster Jairun Maiba, he remarked, “Thank you to Measat for providing CONNECTme NOW satellite broadband service to our school.
“For children these days, even in remote areas like our location, having fast and reliable internet connection is critical not just to support their classroom studies and access educational content on the internet, but also serves recreational and communications purposes.” — DayakDaily
