MCMC said this is to ensure stable communication services throughout the monsoon season.

“Telecommunication companies must also provide backup power supply, including generator sets and solar hybrid systems, such as the one at Kampung Sapagaya here, which is prone to flooding during the northeast monsoon,” it said in a statement today.

The statement was issued in conjunction with communications minister Fahmi Fadzil’s visit to inspect the operation of a telecommunications tower at Kampung Sapagaya.

Present were communications ministry secretary-general Fauzi Isa and MCMC managing director Abdul Karim Fakir Ali.

Fahmi spent about 30 minutes at the site, where he received a briefing and observed the operations at the tower, which provides communication access to the local community.

MCMC said the visit was conducted to test the communication coverage quality in the village to evaluate the performance and preparedness of service providers ahead of the northeast monsoon.

The Kampung Sapagaya telecommunications tower, completed in 2000, is used by five operators – CelcomDigi, Maxis, U Mobile, TM Tech, and YTL.

Coverage quality tests conducted through the MCMC Nexus application showed the tower is capable of providing speeds of up to 300Mbps for 5G and 80Mbps for 4G, benefiting approximately 3,800 residents in the surrounding area.

As of July 31, internet coverage in populated areas in Sabah had reached 95.3%, a significant increase over the 73.4% before the implementation of the National Digital Network (Jendela) project.