Communications ministry overhauling Jendela’s systems, says Fahmi

 

Communications minister Fahmi Fadzil said several locations picked for telecommunications infrastructure in phase one of Jendela were found to be unsuitable. (Bernama pic)

PETALING JAYA: 

The communications ministry is overhauling the systems and plans for phase two of the National Digital Network Plan (Jendela), says communications minister Fahmi Fadzil.

Bernama reported him as saying the overhaul aims to increase the programme’s effectiveness.

He said contractors that had failed in their implementation of Jendela’s first phase would have their involvement in the second phase scrutinised.

“We expect to announce phase two in 2025. The overhaul is already under way, and we are looking into many issues that have arisen,” he said at a press conference today.

Fahmi said several locations picked for telecommunications infrastructure in phase one of Jendela were found to be unsuitable, and he was not sure why they were picked in the first place.

When asked about Sabah chief minister Hajiji Noor’s comments yesterday criticising Jendela contractors in the state, Fahmi said he agreed, adding this was a “legacy problem”.

“Problems have been happening for the past few years. In the two years I took on the communications ministry, we have seen Jendela phase one service providers working hard to complete the remaining sites, but more still needs to be done in Sabah,” he said.

Yesterday, Hajiji was reported as saying only 217 of the 382 telecommunications towers set for Sabah under phase one of Jendela had been completed. - FMT