ISPs

Malaysia’s internet traffic hits new peak of 412Gbps in May
2018 peak at 391Gbps, over 70x increase from 5.8Gbps recorded in ‘09 MyIX plans more training, knowledge sharing, will co-host Peering Asia 3.0
MyIX sees over 1200% growth in internet traffic within five years
The average monthly highest peak point for data traversed per second within the MyIX exchange was 222.3Gbps, as compared to 16.4Gbps previously.
2017 cyber security trends according to Sophos
2016 saw a huge number and variety of cyber-attacks, ranging from a high-profile DDoS using hijacked Internet-facing security cameras to the alleged hacking of party officials during the US election.
ViewQwest rocks broadband market in Malaysia
Double the bandwidth at the same or lower price – that’s the value proposition from Vignesa Moorthy, CEO of ViewQwest, to broadband customers in Malaysia, writes Karamjit Singh.  
Singaporeans can now put their ISPs to the test
SamKnows said it has been awarded a contract by industry regulator the IDA to measure consumer Internet performance.
MyIX lowers port fees, urges ISPs to pass savings on to consumers
Malaysia Internet Exchange (MyIX) has reduced its port fees for all Malaysian ISPs and other members effective April 1, it announced at its 8th annual general meeting (AGM) recently.
Lower costs for Malaysian ISPs, perhaps not for users though
With two new submarine cable systems connecting to Malaysia this year, the cost to deliver broadband connectivity will be lower over the near-to-medium-term, according to MyIX.
Spurned by Medium, MCMC strikes back, users suffer
Blog-publishing Medium has been blocked in Malaysia, a sign that the country is not quite ready for the bigger world out there, writes A. Asohan.
Another look at the TPPA’s IP chapter
The IP chapter goes much further than pharmaceuticals and biologics, and some other issues may have been overlooked, writes Dr Shawn Tan.
TM on Internet disruption: We took all necessary action
Telekom Malaysia (TM) said it took all necessary action to quickly mitigate the routing issue that inadvertently caused disruptions to Internet access across the globe last week, and would take further steps to prevent a recurrence.
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