The ISP has been rolling out its network in Kuala Lumpur since the beginning of this year, said a report in the Straits Times(ST).
According to the ST report it now owns about 100km of underground fibre optic cables in key business districts in Kuala Lumpur: the Golden Triangle, Bangsar South and Cyberjaya.
Its joint venture partner, Malaysian telecommunications engineering firm Televenture, installed the underground cables.
The architecture of its fibre broadband network in Malaysia is similar to that in Singapore. In Singapore, fibre links are taken all the way to homes, with a termination point installed within the home, said the report.
In an interview with ST, its chief executive Vignesa Moorthy said: “The cost of connectivity is so high in Malaysia. We see that as a business opportunity.”
The ISP has already started offering up to 10Gbps of dedicated Internet links to businesses at “competitive” rates. Moorthy told the ST that a 100Mbps link in Malaysia currently cost RM30,000 a month.
By year end, ViewQwest hopes to start selling 1Gbp fibre broadband plans and virtual private network (VPN) services to private home owners in Kuala Lumpur.
Its VPN smarts will be incorporated in its media streaming box to allow customers to access movie streaming services, according to the ST report.
It plans to expand to Penang or Johor Baru by next year.
ViewQwest has more than 20,000 home and corporate customers in Singapore.