{"id":2848,"date":"2026-10-05T10:46:52","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T02:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sicdigital.com.my\/?p=2848"},"modified":"2026-10-15T15:02:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T07:02:48","slug":"deputy-minister-visits-usm-wifi-ipta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sicdigital.com.my\/index.php\/2026\/10\/05\/deputy-minister-visits-usm-wifi-ipta\/","title":{"rendered":"Deputy Minister of Communications Visits USM to Review Public University Wi-Fi Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2848\" class=\"elementor elementor-2848\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3db30ad9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3db30ad9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dcfa044 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1dcfa044\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nibong Tebal, 3 October 2026 \u2013 Deputy Minister of Communications YB Teo Nie Ching visited the Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Engineering Campus of Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) to review progress on the Public Higher Education Institutions (IPTA) Wi-Fi Coverage Project, which is funded through the Universal Service Provision (USP) under the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).<\/p>\n<p>Md. Fauzan Elham, Chief Executive Officer of SIC Digital Sdn Bhd, represented the SIC Group at the visit and joined the review session on the progress of the project and the digital connectivity infrastructure at the university.<\/p>\n<p>A Certificate of Project Completion was presented to Universiti Sains Malaysia, Nibong Tebal Campus, to mark the installation of 740 access points under the Universal Service Provision (USP) initiative.<\/p>\n<p>The Deputy Minister said 822 additional access points under Phase 3 were completed on 18 September 2026, ahead of the original target, including 740 at the Engineering Campus. Together with Phase 2, USM had 1,925 access points in operation as of 30 September 2026, while another 4,150 are being installed at the main campus, targeted for completion by 30 October 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Nationwide, the project covers 538 locations, of which 408 (76 per cent) were completed as of 30 September 2026. The work focuses on high-usage areas such as lecture halls, laboratories, libraries, student centres and residential colleges.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative reflects a continued commitment to stronger digital connectivity that supports learning, research and academic activities. The SIC Group will continue to support efforts to expand digital solutions that benefit the community and build a more inclusive and resilient digital ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>Sources: USM Media and Public Relations Centre; Bernama.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>YB Teo Nie Ching, Deputy Minister of Communications, visited Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) to review the Wi-Fi Coverage Project at Public Higher Education Institutions (IPTA). Md. 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