ＮＥＷＳ：Maxis speeding up broadba：

KUALA LUMPUR: Maxis Bhd has deployed High-Speed Packet Access+ (HSPA+) technology to enhance its wireless broadband services.

The incorporation of this data transmission capability into Maxis’ existing 3G network will enable subscribers surfing the Internet in selected areas in the Klang Valley and Johor Baru to experience significant improvement in download speeds, it said.

Mark Dioguardi, Maxis executive vice-president and head of network and technology, said HSPA+ technology will make browsing the Internet, video-streaming, as well as the uploading and downloading of high-resolution files, enjoyable and seamless to service subscribers.

The new technology is available now to select users on a trial basis, and following new announcements, will become widely available to Maxis customers during 2010.

With HSPA+, Maxis claims its wireless broadband network can support peak rated network speeds of 21Mbps (megabits per second), although users can expect speeds of up to 10Mbps and to15Mbps in environments that have “good coverage.”

Maxis claims this equates to a doubling of current download speeds in certain areas of its network.