QucomHAPS Malaysia : Communication Infrastructure Service Provider
QucomHAPS Malaysia is a company providing communication infrastructure services. Its parent company QucomHAPS is a system integrator for the telecommunication industry.
QucomHAPS Holding Limited is a stratospheric communication infrastructure company based in Dublin, Ireland. QucomHAPS delivers stratospheric communication infrastructure service - High Altitude Platforms (HAPS) using piloted M55 high altitude aircrafts carrying communication equipment that is connected to existing and standardized local and international ground gateway equipment. QucomHAPS offers the only commercial HAPS service available in the world today. It is Irish based and has been in the business of system integrator for the telco industry for more than 10 years above.
What QucomHAPS Malaysia is offering to Malaysia is simply an infrastructure via High Altitude Platforms (HAPS) using piloted M55 Russian stratospheric aircrafts to the telecommunication industry.
The business potential for QucomHAPS Malaysia is huge, considering the fact that the infrastructure to be setup will be "leased out" to existing telecommunication companies such as Maxis, DiGi, Celcom, WiMAX providers, MVNOs and etc.
WiMAX has already been in the limelight of Malaysian press since early of 2007, with latest conclusion that they are going to launch something pretty soon, check out here and here.
QucompHAPS will not sell services to end-users directly. The customers of QucompHAPS are telecommunications providers as well as other related parties. And the good thing is that the infrastructure of QucompHAPS is flexible for implementation of many kinds of technologies such as GSM, 3G, Broadband and etc. Therefore, by leveraging on QucompHAPS, customers would gain direct cost saving benefits.
Thus, the business model of QucompHAPS is sound and practical. It is a service provider whose profitability depends on how well limited resources are managed for the benefits of as many customers as possible. This is very viable because it is about limited resources versus multiple clients.
As at to date, QucompHAPS Malaysia is looking forward to serving 3 customers and their capacity can sustain up to 10 customers.
The first commercial deployment of QucompHAPS service will be available only in Q1 2009, while in 2008, major activities will consist of preparation, testing and setup of infrastructures. About 400 engineering jobs will be created while the company will generate minor incomes.
To comprehend this properly, QucompHAPS leverage on the satellite provider's business model where heavy investments are inevitable during the early period. QucompHAPS Malaysia expected to break even between year 2 and year 3 and their operation cost is 25% of total cost of the project.
Even though QucompHAPS Malaysia is working with various parties such as Mindef, MCMC and etc, it is not a requirement to have a valid license from MCMC. For instance, if it were to service a MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) company, it is the requirement for the MVNO company to acquire relevant licenses from MCMC. Refer to this example; Tune Talk.
One of the tricks QucompHAPS would employ is to purchase petrol for the jet at bulk in order to gain benefits from uncertainty of crude oil prices; hedging technique.
The operating jets would also contribute negligible effects towards the environment.
For previous happenings in QucomHAPS, click here.
QucomHAPS just announced USD 355 million financing boost via three major financing deals. Check out the press release for more details.
(from left) Dr. Moe Thuzar, COO of Qucomhaps; Mr. Billy Harkin, CEO of Qucomhaps, En. Jamal Johar, VP of Marketing, of QHM; and Mr. Jonathan Cleary, VP of Finance, of QHM.
During the press conference, CEO Mr. Bill Harkin disclosed that QucompHAPS Malaysia worth approximately USD 200 million whereby USD 65 million is equivalent to 32% of the stake. Thus, from the three major financing deals, it is quite obvious to suggest that the whole investment makes use of an Islamic Bond Issuance to the amount of USD 260 million from a middle-east fund as hedging fund. I am no expert to this financial thing, but I think this is a smart financial strategy.
Press Release:
KUALA LUMPUR, 17 December 2007 – QucomHaps Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (“QHM”) today announces three major financing deals amounting to some USD355 million, that will be channeled towards the company’s goal to provide ubiquituous broadband connectivity via High Altitude Platforms (HAPS) using piloted M55 Russian stratospheric aircrafts.
The three major financing deals, arranged in partnership with its Irish-based parent company QucomHaps Holding Limited (“QucomHaps”), are being structured as:
- A direct equity investment by a Middle East fund amounting to USD65 million, for approximately one-third shareholding stake of QHM – to be concluded by Q1 2008.
- A direct equity investment by a local state-owned fund amounting to USD30 million – to be concluded by Q1 2008;
- An Islamic Bond Issuance to the amount of USD260 million from a Middle-East fund, entered into at the end of November 2007.
Mr. Harkin explains that for some of these investors, the funding interests in QucomHaps extend beyond solely ROI reasoning, “For example, a financial interest from the local state-owned fund is a strategic fit for both parties, to achieve a long-term objective for regional development.”
“This public-private partnership will create new jobs and skills development in this region. QHM prefers to rely on competent local human resource for sustainability of its service operations. In the long-term, we are looking at knowledge-transfer for some elements of the maintanence of stratospheric aircrafts in Malaysia,” he says, adding that Malaysia is set to become QucomHaps’ hub within its future plans to extend its services to Indonesia and the neighbouring territories.
Contract for M55 Aircrafts
Earlier in November, QucomHaps announced a six-part umbrella contract agreement with the Federal State agency of Russia signed in mid-October 2007, for the supply of 48 M55 aircrafts in Phase 1 of its operations. The contract value is circa USD1billion.
Demonstration - March 2008
Mr. Harkin shared that one part of this umbrella contract is to bring in an M55 stratopheric aircraft to Malaysia for a technical demonstration at the Subang air-base in March 2008. European telecommunications equipment suppliers are also participating in this demonstration – which will be a world’s first for commercial purposes.
QucomHaps is investing RM12 million to carry out this demonstration that involves telecommucations industry players, government and standards/ policy makers, to showcase the first wireless broadband and broadcast insfrastructure demonstration.
“QHM will carry out a test in the service demonstration to illustrate the wide area coverage of broadcast and broadband connectivity (such as digital broadcast, WIMAX, GSM, 3G voice and data),” shares Mr. Harkin.
Note: *HAPS refers to the use of aircrafts operating at stratospheric levels (circa 20 kilometers from the ground) to provide instantaneous, nationwide broadband connectivity at cost levels significantly lower than anything commercially available today.
For HAPS to work, it requires a network of ground transmisson gateways for its backhaul infrastructure. For the entire Malaysia footprint, five (5) stratospheric aircrafts (two aircrafts for Peninsular, and three for Sabah and Sarawak) will be on relay flight at any one time, to allow 24x7 broadband coverage.
QHM will be the first to offer HAPS as the most viable and cost effective alternative solution to telecommunications services providers to provide instantaneous, nationwide broadband and cellular coverage by complementing their existing terrestrial and satellite infrastructures.
For more information:
Jade Lo
Sirius PR Sdn Bhd
(603) 7805 2700
jade.lo@siriuspr.com.my
Jamal Johar
QucomHaps Malaysia Sdn Bhd
(603) 2287 0050
jamaljohar.my@qucomhaps.com
207 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 1 – 200 of 207 Newer› Newest»where is the evidence that 48 aircrafts can be produced in 2 years.
Your question will be attended by the PR contacts.
Since Qucomhaps claims to be the only company offering commercial HAPS service in the world, How many customers can one HAPS serve simultaneously? What is the covergae area and what is the download speed that the consumer can expect?
Thanks for comments.
Refer to earlier posting
Maximum capacity of 2 Mb allowed, but this would trade off the numbers of subscribers. And thus with 512 kbps, going at 100% broadband rollout, it is able to serve 10 millions customers.
With just two aircrafts, the whole peninsular Malaysia will be covered.
The question is how many customers can connect to the HAPS system simultaneously? With a maximum capacity of 2Mb which needs to shared by 10 million users the figures just don't add up.
The question is how many customers can connect to the HAPS system simultaneously? With a maximum capacity of 2Mb which needs to shared by 10 million users the figures just don't add up.
Thanks for comments.
I don't have the answer.
Will get Jamal to feedback to this.
Trials were suppose to take place in March... There is still no sign of it. Any idea when it will take place.
We shall wait and see.
For 2008, it has been stated that there will be no commercial activities, mostly preparation.
Do I smell fraud here....
Thanks for comment.
Please elaborate ?
Qucomhaps is trying to raise $millions, making high profile press statements about HAPS technology, performance, demonstrations in Malaysia, profitability etc etc..... yet cannot give simple answers to fundamental questions.Are you trying to pull a fast one ?????
IT-Sideways publishes on behalf of Qucomhaps as part of our public relation publishing activities.
You should email Jade or Jamal directly for your questions, I can't guarantee anything.
But marketing can never be wrong per se. The mentioned investments have already been taken place before this blog is published and there is no way for media (like blogs) to justify it simply because the subject is confidential.
Nevertheless, it is really up to them to response.
What kind of Public Relations outfit do you run, where you nor Jade or Jamal can answer any of the pertinent questions relevent to a potential customer of HAPS? Qucomhaps has yet to demonstrate the HAPS system and already claiming to be global leaders of HAPS!!! Do you think investors and customers are so naive to fall for the dodgy deal.
Come on Jade and Jamal, pick up the gauntlet and prove your worth !!!!!
Come on J and J go for it ... Fight to the finish for your Irish paymasters!!!!!!
Do you mean to say the Irish company is peddling a multimillion dollar project in the new Information age, trying to con people in such an open fashion over the Internet.. Is this some kind of an Irish joke?
Friend...
You can't tell me what I can't market.
You can go on telling people it is what you think it is, which will add on to the marketing reach.
May I ask that have you lose any money out of this press release ?
Have you send them email rather than staying anonymous ? The emails and contact numbers are there. Either way, it is up to them to response.
My Dear Marketing Expert,
You cannot sell what you not have. Qucomhaps has nothing to offer except loud noise about HAPS, so why waste time and keep on deceiving innocent people.
hi friends.
Thanks for commenting.
You got your point lar...
Over here, I am marketing Press Release. And I really don't sell what Qucomhaps has to offer. You got to email Jamal, I am sure he is delighted to help you.
And all the purposes have been served too, this blog has successfully generate some interests, it is up to them to follow-up. Also, this is not the only blog that publishes the press release for Qucomhaps.
About deceiving people... very subjective. It is not fair to rule that first, maybe they don't have enough time to response. Even the main PR company (Sirius PR) cannot make sure that everything is in order before going for the PR.
The fair thing is to contact them directly and see what they say.
Very subjective... the right thing for me to do is to forward you the proper contacts for follow-up. This would complete the cycle. (Which was stated in the blog) Of course, I would love to be the expert who knows all.
Please Jamal let's hear from you...and let it be open discussion unlike the Irish practice.
Why is there deep silence from J & J? Are they hiding something ....
Dear All,
Recently I checked out financial background of CEO of Qucomhaps, Billy Harkin and it revealed some interesting things. Harkin was formally Technology Manager at Glasgow University where he incurred massive losses for the University and was sacked! One of his spin off company went bankrupt just one month after raising £5 million. All his spin offs are now either bankrupt or stopped trading or sold off at big discounts. And now he is trying to pull the same fast one on the Malaysians.
Thanks for commenting.
In lieu that the comments arose from the nature of anonymousness as well as the fact that this blog encourages interactions from its viewers.
All comments that are neither attacking someone personally or that of the nature which is based on facts will not be deleted; subject to public debates. Of course, facts is important.
It is important that we weight discretions according to the validity of the comments as well as the astounding facts present.
still deep silence ....from J & J which clearly shows Qucom is just noise.
Qucomhaps, .... we are all awaiting your answers
we are still waiting......Your silence will not help you at all
J & J we are still waiting for a word from you. Please talk to us ......unless the Irishman is preventing you...
Dear Brandon,
As a Malaysian I am concerned about the outdated aircraft hovering over my head!! What if something goes wrong and it falls over Patronas towers. We certainly cannot afford another 9/11 in our country.
hi ...
haha.
Ok lar.. I try to check with them and see how.
I will put through the few questions that you have raised.
Replies from En. Jamal Johar.
1. Where is the evidence that 48 aircrafts can be produced in 2 years?
[JamalJohar] We have signed an agreement with Rosoboronexport (the Russian Federal Government Agency) on the supply of the aircraft. For the first 2 years, we will produce 15 aircraft for commercial service in Malaysia . We already have a program outlined by our aviation/aerospace experts on the production schedule of the aircraft.
2. The question is how many customers can connect to the HAPS system simultaneously? With a maximum capacity of 2Mb which needs to shared by 10 million users the figures just don't add up.
[JamalJohar] Each coverage has a backhaul capacity of 10Gbps. That amounts to 50Gbps for a nationwide coverage. The service is recommended offer 3G voice, 3G data, fixed & mobile broadband, and digital broadcast. With proper network configuration, the network can take roughly 10 million users. You do not need 512kbps on 3G voice. 2Mbps is the maximum capacity per user. We do not envisage everybody to use 2 Mbps. We have done all the calculation based on the specification and the availability of the equipment that we will be using.
3. Trials were suppose to take place in March... There is still no sign of it. Any idea when it will take place?
[JamalJohar] We have to postpone the technical demo due to the general election and due to unsuitability of the dates available. Now, we are targeting to do the technical demo in July 2008.
4. Dear All,
Recently I checked out financial background of CEO of Qucomhaps, Billy Harkin and it revealed some interesting things. Harkin was formally Technology Manager at Glasgow University where he incurred massive losses for the University and was sacked! One of his spin off company went bankrupt just one month after raising £5 million. All his spin offs are now either bankrupt or stopped trading or sold off at big discounts. And now he is trying to pull the same fast one on the Malaysians.
[JamalJohar] This is not a new issue. A smear press campaign was undertaken by a nemesis in Scotland many years ago. Mr Harkin has clarified this issue with MCMC and the government on the matter. Our HAPS project is fully acknowledgeable and supported by the Irish, Malaysian and Russian governments, respectively. Besides that, we have the support of international agencies like NICT of Japan and many others.
For more inquiries, please contact En. Jamal Johar.
Been following this blog session. Glad to hear Jamal of QucomHaps responding. Was getting tired hearing negative blabbering by anonymous. Hope to hear from your reply soon
No offense to anonymous. My opinion is tht any business or proposal to enable a large area a broadband access must be appreciated and applauded.With tht kind technology, surely it will cost a lot and I am sure the Maaysian Telcos and ISP will make sure it make sense before coming out with any money. Dont think as user we got anything to lose. Currently there are broadband power-line, AIDA , OFDM and many other attempts bridge the digital divide in Malaysia. I'd rather be positive than negative and be content with just Streamyx !!
Dear all,
Please note the old Irish trick - all the bidding is done by poor Brandon on behalf of Jamal who is scared that he may be held responsible for misrepresentation, the modus operandi of Qucohmhaps !!!
Please confirm at what frequency do you achieve 10Gbps and whether MCMC has granted that frequency band to Qucomhaps.
'Anonymous- the-negative' is either a bore, or at worst appears to be up to no good here!
His/her comments clearly show at least some limited understanding of telco industry vocabulary and units of measure etc. So Anonymous is obviously someone in, or is associated in some way with, the telco industry.
Someone that may have some ulterior agenda of their own.
Perhaps some reason to be very worried about a haps service giving affordable additional coverage in Malaysia.
SO worried in fact that they have time to spend on this defensive strategy, trying to conjure up any possible negative remarks.
I've been involved in technology innovation for more years than I care to remember, and all around the world too.
The kind of people that try to rubbish any new technology or a service always seem to fall into one of four categories:
1. those that are too egotistical, or just too plain stupid, to appreciate that they simply don't have enough technical or commercial knowledge and experience in the particular area of innovation. And that they are therefore to incapable of formulating any reasoned and objective opinion worth listening to.
2. those that were once involved in the new company, or the new technology in question - and either failed to get hired. Or perhaps WERE hired, and then got thrown out for lack of talent or performance.
3. those that expect to financially, or otherwise, gain if they could succeed in holding back the technology advancement in question.
4. the genuine 'Luddites' - that think the world would somehow be a better place if only they could hold back technology advancement.
Which of these types 'Anonymous- the-negative' is I don't know. Or care very much to tell you the truth.
Number 1 or Number 3 would be my guess.
But in any case, whether they're a genuine 'nay-sayer', or just a 'vested interest' player ...... boring!
Always much easier to try to 'knock' something new of course ..... than to actually succeed in advancing something new of your own!
BORING!
dear frind,
Boring people are they who do not ask hard questions but become proxy of the leaders of Qucomhaps, namely, Harkin and Jamal,to do all their dirty work. So far they have not given any straight answer to streight questions relating to the technical nature of the HAPS technology. Furthermore, there is no evidence that MCMC has issued any specific specturm license to Qucomhaps enabling them to make specific claims about the download speed of 50Gbps. No where in the world has M-55 been tested for commercial communications and yet Qucomhaps proclaims to be world leaders.
My friend you better watch your A** before you are f**ked up Harkin and his team.
Wow! It looks like the negative Anonymous guy is very happy to challenge other people, but he is not so happy getting challenged back himself! Lighten up dude.
Bloggers blog to share the knowledge, to provide contents so that it fuels up the Internet. Ironically, sometimes information may not be accurate. Life is such a compromise.
I don't have intention to create a lot of controversy with respects to all parties; particularly I don't want to get into troubles like what Raja Petra, Jeff Ooi and etc. Let's not do that.
The answers are indeed provided by En. Jamal Johar via the facilitation of Sirius PR. However sincere they are, I can't be sure.
I really do a appreciate all the comments here and I feel that it is part of the blog... as continuation to the story.
So, I really have no problem with any aggressive comments as long as they do not attack anyone personally. And also, I don't have the capacity to be more "aggressive " in terms of analysis (even though I should be), which trades me into the "boring" side.
My contacts as well as En. Jamal Johar and Sirius PR are all available to the public and we really got nothing to hide.
Once again, let me stress that I am "selling" contents here for minor benefits and I really don't intend to be overly critical.
And also (luckily), most of the Qucomhaps' contents are found in other media too, which includes TheEdgeDaily.
So, I am glad that I provide a public platform for debates and it is really up to the main arm of the PR of Qucomhaps to deal with critical issues.
Thanks for reading my blogs and I really appreciate every visits that you guys have provided.
I will continue to provide more contents.
Dear Friends,
I have been following this blog which is becoming increasingly amusing for the bystanders and showing signs of trepidation for the management of Qucomhaps. Since the mode of this blog is anonymity I will maintain this tradition and do the same.
As an employee and representative of a major Telecom Operator in Malaysia, it is my solemn duty to investigate any new technology that appears on the horizon and conduct “Due Diligence” on it before reporting it to the management board responsible for investment decisions. I have conducted similar “Due Diligence” on HAPS technology promoted by Qucomhaps and come up with some extraordinary revelations which I would like to share with you.
1. The Russian aerospace industry is undergoing major restructuring which means that the entire M-55 stratospheric program is in doubt. The claim made by Qucomhaps that the Russians can deliver 15 aircrafts in the first two years is highly questionable; they would be extremely lucky to produce one aircraft per year under present conditions.
2. The question of aircraft certification remains resolved. Would the Malaysian Civil Aviation Authority allow uncertified Russian aircraft to fly over civilian population? It appears that the Russians too are concerned about the issue as it implies massive investments in the production facilities to upgrade it to modern standards. Who is going to invest?
3. There is hardly any information on the proposed demo which was supposed to take place in March. To what audience is it directed? Is it for the Telecom operators and broadcasters? If so, there is more technical data required on the scope and scale of the demo. For example, for 3G services how many cells will be created? What is the size of each cell? How many customers can be linked to the network simultaneously? What spectrum has been allocated to Qucomhaps by MCMC to deliver 3G services?
4. Qucomhaps promises to deliver speed of 10 Gbps. At what frequency will it be delivered?, and whether this frequency is compatible with 3G spectrum?
5. Without live demonstrations of capacity, coverage and QoS, no telecom company can formulate its own business policy and sign up to the new, unproven technology on the promises alone.
The above points are just some of the vital issues on which Qucomhaps has to go a long way to convince the audience.
Dear All,
I fully agree with the comments made by our Telecom Operator friend. HAPS is very complex technology that must be handled well in order to convince potential users of its benefits.
Brandon you are doing a good job. Keep it going !!
What is Qucom's response to the "Due Diligence" test?
Deall All,
No response yet.
They will only respond if they have any steam left!!!!
Some idoit is certainly giving them a tough time...
We Malaysians have a weakness not to ask deep and probing questions in any business matter or politics, but accept everything at face value. This probably is the reason why a lot of businessmen and politicians get away with crime and dodgy deals. Due Diligence as conducted by our friend from the telecom co. is a sharp weapon that must stand up to reason. We may bring real change in society only through reason, nothing to do with brute power or cronyism
Guys , have you ever considered the only reason they are not responding is because they dont have to. They need only answer to the potential clients and regulators(MCMC). They can take their own sweet time as this blog is not THE ULTIMATE PUBLIC OPINION.So Why dont you guys email to the company involved or MCMC. They have a website right? with contact details?While Malaysian do have a tendency to not question enough , Malaysians are also so easy to jump to conclusions too.I believe the telcos/ISPs will ask more questions than any of us will and do detailed due dilligence tht need not be disclosed to the public. I dont belive 100% yet with HAPs but very keen and excited to see if HAPs work. It will be revolutionnary. cause if this works, we are talking about a technology tht can instantly eliminate digital divide across mountains and jungles. Think China and India!cool ainit?
Agreed.
They may not want to answer all questions here. But you can always ring them up. Look for En. Jamal Johar.
fellows, if Qucomhaps has the guts and confidence in their own project then they have nothing to fear but to come forward and answer all questions in the open. In fact all telcos would be looking at this blog to gauge public concern and particularly reaction from Qucom before they decide on the technology.
back to you Jamal...
Jamal we all like you... talk to us please
Friends, there seems to be no news on mega funding of Qucom. What is the latest on the situation?
It seems the truth is not going to come out after all... Let it be a warning to potential investors about Qucomhaps and their intentions ....
Dear All,
First of all, I want clarify that it is indeed my intention to have this blog be as interactive and helpful as possible to different needs.
Also, I want to clarify that all parties and stakeholders are aware of what is happening in this blog and the comments.
But I will not go as far as to aggressively nurture the stakeholders because this blog comes into the picture as a third-party.
So, please don't be disappointed for any lack in terms of expectations which I couldn't control.
And please continue to read my blog if you would find it helpful.
Thanks a million.
Is anybody aware of any new press statements by Qucom?
Guys, I don't believe Qucom has anything to say except watch this space !!!!!
Friends, this is probably the end of HAPS technology in Malaysia!!... The people at Qucomhaps have no inclination to promote or correct or answer any of the questions put up by bloggers. They are missing vital opportunity created by Brandon Teoh.
Yes, you are right.... For a company that is promoting new technology that is going to have national and international impact it is but fair that we sould know everything about it. After all it is going to fly over our heads and we should all be concerend about its safety and performance level.
If the management of Qucomhaps decides not to answer any questions, clarify situation or disclose any relevent information about its technology then it is clearly doing injustice to itself and to the people of Malaysia who are going to be their customers.
By not responding to this blog, the company may be within their rights, but it certainly is backtracking on their high profile public statements made in the past few months.
Either they are hiding the facts or they have nothing to offer after all !!!!!!
yes, I believe it's a reasonable comment...
It seems everything has gone quiet... is this the end of HAPS in Malaysia???
Guys, very surprised tht interest on HAPs is high in this blog.Met a friend who claims tht he know somone who works with QucomHaps Malaysia.He did not ask much techy stuff though. but according to him, the QucomHAps guy seem pretty busy and positive abt HAPs business in Malaysia.According to my friend,HAPs is positively being reviewed by its clients and have lots of good support from Government.Apparently they are busy preparing for a major demo this year.maybe thts why they are not responsding to this blog. My feeling is tht they may not be really paying attention to this blog cause my friend asked him via sms and he said he is not too familiar of IT-Sideways blogs.So dont think you can count on this blog for reaction from them.Even Jamal of QucomHaps responded to Brandon after he emailed him.So dont count on any news from QucomHaps in response to this blog, directly to this blog anytime soon.
Friends, I think it is complete bull...t to think that people at Qucom are preparing for the big DEMO and they have no time to respond to this blog. The fact of the matter is that they have nothing to offer - everthing said so far was half baked truth and a lot of hot air!!!!
hmmm... u do have a point but since due to the HAPs potential I like to remain positive for now. but if nothing or no news on HAPs or QHM in the next 6 months(max) I will agree tht HAPs via M55 is not coming anytime soon.Will agree tht it maybe currently Half baked and big irish-russian-malaysian bs technology at concept level
Is anybody aware of big funding that Qucom has been working on? is it for real or just a load of ballocks??
Has anybody been in touch Rosoboronexport to find out what's going on as they are the contracting party on the Russian side?
good PR effort... but mayb not as viable?
but give me a decent 2mb line @ RM88 per month. I will bite the line.
And of course, the project must be developed and implemented from the private sector so please don't use the rakyats money.
oh ya.... by the way...
IMO, anything that is still thinking(any feasibility studies done??) of using fuel derived from the black stuff. i thinks thats really old school...
Come on.
Any sign of progress with HAPS demo?
come on la...nothing is going to happen ... why waste time???????????????????????
I have removed some comments which contain seditious elements.
I will schedule an email interview with QucomHaps to see what is their progress.
Is it true that Qucomhaps has gone bankrupt?
No definitely not true. Perhaps the person that is so regularly trying to put down their efforts to help deliver better internet access for malaysia has himself become 'bankrupt' though ..... of any new ideas for his endless attempts to attack their efforts to help get us better internet access!
So when are you getting your better Internet access through Qucomhaps??????
Give them a break will you !!
Come on finally reveal yourself negative guy? What are you really up to here? What is your real agenda?
Blogs such as this are true democracy in action. Important.
Definitely not for time wasting sniping.
I still can't get decent broadband access at a price I am ready to pay for. I'm near damansara, not sarawak!
If this Qucomhaps company can get me it then fine by me. I''l buy. I don't care who they are. I tried streamyx and definitely not happy!
If you have anything genuine worth contributing to this forum then just reveal yourself!
If you want to hide for some reason ok too but at least write directly to the Qucomhaps Malaysia people and request a formal response to whatever you're trying to rubbish here.
Maybe you are 100 percent right and maybe you are 100% wrong. I don't care. I just want to surf dude!
Negative guy is very bad. i agree with you.
don't be stupid. How can you trust people who are scared to give facts about their technology.
Is negative man for real?
Technology companies dont give away anything more than only general information without formal confidentiality arrangement.
Has he tried asking Google for a copy of their search engine software source code yet? No chance of getting that either! Or eBay's software? Or porche's design for an engine? No chance.
I cant imagine why qucomhaps guys would put all their business on the internet. I definitely wouldnt if it was me.
Just connect ME to the internet thats all I want!
I'm the 'near damansara' guy (I just want good internet access). Don't try to knock these guys pls if they can bring it to me yeh.
An idea for you if u really are genuinely curious and not a pest. Why not be more up front here? write to their KL office and agree to sign a confidentiality agreement. And if the company thinks that ur for real, then they will probably tell you a lot more than they will on any internet blog.
Worth a try dude. If ur not a time waster.
Yea Man..
We Want HAPS
We Want HAPS
Esp since traveling cost is much higher due to the petrol price hike. We need more than ever a reliable nationwide coverage of cheap broadband access.(HAPS or whatever it is tht works in the fastest time n not make me wait to 2011 is good for me)
We Want HAPS..We want HAPS
Go Go QucomHaps
P.S. But guys Perhaps they are having problems selling to their customers due to Malaysia's political instability or pressure?Just a thought
I also hope that Malaysia will have more alternatives for ISP.
I am working on a follow-up for this.
Stay tuned.
They can only go...go....go.. if they have substance in them!!!
QUCOMHAPS is PERHAPS not HAPS for Malaysia. ha.. ha ..ha.
Still to the 'day job' dude. A career as a comedian could PERHAPS be a struggle for u!
This is becoming and interesting match between positive thinkers and negative thinkers, let the best man win.
Negative Thinking
‘Negativitis’ cripples the human spirit
Does it seem strange that some people COMPLAIN they don’t have enough TIME to be happy, yet they find enough time to be sad? Not really. You see, their deplorable plight has nothing to do with having sufficient or insufficient time. It has everything to do with complaining. After all, complaining is the negation of happiness. It’s impossible to complain and be happy at the same time.
So, beware of that insidious disease known as ‘negativitis’ (negative thinking). It is as pervasive as the common cold, but far more damaging. It mutilates, cripples, and corrodes the human spirit. Those infected by it are broken men and women aimlessly plodding along. The dark clouds brooding over them obscure their vision and cause them to become confrontational, apathetic, and cynical. Their lives are like flat champagne, without any sizzle. So, how do we inoculate ourselves against such a harmful disease? It was only after learning about the horrible effects of smoking that people began to give it up. It may be wise to do the same here. So, let’s review the effects of negativitis.
1. Complaining is worse than doing nothing, for it is digging the rut one is in deeper and deeper. Each time one complains, it becomes increasingly difficult to climb out of the ditch they’ve created. To loosen the grip of this vicious habit, we need to become aware of our complaining, stop it in its tracks, and immediately look for something positive to say. It’s just a matter of replacing a bad habit with a good one.
2. A negative attitude is self-defeating. We won’t find solutions to life’s problems by looking for someone or something to blame. Those who say, "Positive thinking doesn't work for me," have got it backwards. It’s not positive thinking that has to work; YOU have to work. For example, you have to work at appreciating what you have instead of moaning about what you lack.
3. Failure to do what you want to do (be happy) causes physical and mental stress. A rotten attitude, not only delays success, but also shortens life by damaging the immune system (to learn more on how your thoughts affect your immune system, investigate psychoneuroimmunology). So, besides the diseases directly caused by stress, such as heart disease and ulcers, we become susceptible to all manner of other diseases because of a weakened immune system.
4. Do you know anyone with a negative attitude? How many years have they been that way? Two years? Five years? Ten years? That’s how many years of happiness and success they have robbed themselves of. Blinded by their own negativity, they are prevented from seeing the good around them.
5. One characteristic of negative thinkers is their need to have the world behave according to their wishes. They have never grown up and still live with childish demands. Whenever people and the world fail to act according to their selfish wishes, they are unhappy. Such a poisonous attitude prevents them from growing and learning how to cope with life's challenges.
6. Everything negative we say about ourselves to ourselves (self-talk) and to others is a suggestion. We are unwittingly practicing self-hypnosis, programing ourselves for failure, and creating self-fulfilling prophecies.
7. The negative world of our imagination creates a negative world that is real and one that we are forced to live in.
8. A particularly pernicious effect of ‘negativitis’ is that it sets one up for the mentality of a victim. Those with a woe-is-me attitude sit around in misery, waiting to be rescued. But they wait in vain because no one can rescue them from their own attitude. They are the only ones who can change it. And until they do so, they are condemned to continue suffering.
9. Another adverse effect of negativity is that it sets one up for the magic-bullet-syndrome. That is, the victim of ‘negativitis’ spends their time looking for a quick, easy fix, when none exists. By denying a fundamental law of life that states anything worthwhile requires effort to achieve, they achieve nothing. They won’t make progress until they realize that nothing in life is free. They’ve got to be willing to do what it takes to get what they want.
10. Also, beware of the fact that negative people attract other complainers. Because those who live in a world of doom and gloom alienate others, they have no choice but to look for other negative people to associate with. They then feed off one another and get locked in a clique of losers.
11. The constant stress that flows from a negative attitude also saps one’s energy, focus, and motivation. It is hardly a formula for success.
12. Also of great concern is the fact that those who refuse to work on improving their negative attitude may slide into depression, self-pity, and hopelessness.
13. Additionally, negative people not only harm themselves; they harm the world. They cease to make a contribution to it. Instead of helping, they spread gloom and misery everywhere. If they insist on infecting others, why not infect them with laughter? If they must carry something contagious, why not carry a smile?
Source: http://www.personal-development.com/chuc
Nice try by Psychology experts to define negativity and demean the intelligence of people who ask hard and probing questions which are clearly unsettling people at Qucomhaps as it is currently do so to the political elite of Malaysia in shielding a high politician from corruption and murder charges.
Asking tough questions is not a sign of weakness as assumed by the "EXPERTS" but the very basis of getting to the truth and strengthing society against evil forces.
What nonsense is being suggested that negativity destroys the world peace order and spreads gloom and doom !!!!!!
'murder'??? and 'political elite'??? Very weird unrelated additions to this forum. You need help or a holiday dude! Chill.
somebody is certainly getting very edgy by this forum !!!!!
yes, you are right. There is "rot" in Malaysian society that must be ridden off. Otherwise there will be bullys all around us.
Brandon ... what has happened to your scheduled interview with Qucomhaps?
Is anybody there ???????????
wait please. busy.
we are waiting
We are still waiting !!!!
HSBB postponed. Wimax seems just full of PR.Mobile Broadband is so slow.Really hope HAPS is coming cause we dont seem to have a choice. Perhaps TM is delaying HSBB to reconsider relaunching with HAPS(wishfull thinking)sigh....QucomHaps pls hurry up. the IT community is losing faith!!!
The IT community should look else where for the Broadband service as I have already given up hope on Qucomhaps.
This blog is certainly interesting provided there is real interaction involving Qucomhaps. It appears that they are not sharing their views about their technology with anybody inspite of constant pressure from bloggers. They are certainly missing a major opportunity to project their technology to major telecom operators who are certainly observing this bolg to take note of what's happening. How Qucomhaps responds to these comments/criticisms will certainly have impact on the future of the HAPS technology, whether it succeeds or fails.
I don't like negativity.
The practical reality in Malaysia is not different from a great number of other countries. We just don't have enough service coverage of affordable internet access and service. We just don't.
The 'IT community' which these days is, or at least should be, ALL the rakyat in fact has nowhere else left to look for solving affordable nationwide Broadband service. In buildings and in mobile locations.
We have already tried absolutely everything else remember!
STREAMY (ADSL) just cannot serve everything nationwide. Just ask the suppliers.
3G LOCATIONS just cannot serve everything either.
3G has taken more than 6 years to roll out not much (nowhere even close to nationwide) service coverage.
It could take 10 or 20 more years (like GSM!) to roll out enough nationwide service coverage locations.
Maybe it will never be affordable to do so anyway.
WiMax LOCATIONS certainly cannot serve everything (maybe will not even serve anything some experts think!)
The reality is that WiMAX provides zero service coverage in Malaysia today, even though it gained the full support of Intel and expert others for years.
There is no projected timescale for when nationwide WiMAX service coverage will ever be available.
If and when it does happen then it will probably be the Haps people that do it!
GSM took over 25 years to roll out nationwide service coverage it is worth remembering. 25 years! And provides no useful internet access.
SATELLITE gives nationwide service coverage no problem. After taking 5-7 year programs to build and launch them.
But the problem is that almost nobody other than commercial and public customers can afford these satellite broadband services anyway. So again that's completely useless for the rakyat!
And you can't receive any satellite signal anyway to or from a normal Nokia, Sony etc mobile phone.
'Fibre to the home/office' might happen one day, I agree.
But it will likely take 10-15 years to cover all buildings nationwide. And it may not be affordable for everyone even when the service becomes