NasionCom
Encyclopedia
NasionCom is a dynamic new player in the Malaysian telecommunication industry, and has rapidly made its presence felt in the area of cost-effective Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
telephony services. NasionCom has earned the reputation as a company which can deliver "speed to market" and reliable broadband
connections to corporations. The company has also distinguished itself as a cutting edge niche player in providing multimedia interactive entertainment systems.
NasionCom has been awarded the status as a Network Facilities Provider (NFP) and Network Services Provider (NSP) by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC)
, and is licensed to provide private spectrum wireless 3.5 GHz, 10 GHz, 26 GHz and 28 GHz bands. These licenses enable the company to provide customers throughout Malaysia a full suite of value-added services such as Internet Protocol Telephony services, broadband
internet
access services, Managed Internet Protocol
- Virtual Private Network
( IP - VPN ) services and info-communication application services.
NasionCom has invested RM 65 million in an Internet Data Center with 10 terabyte capacity at Mid Valley City
in Kuala Lumpur
. The Internet Data Center utilizes state-of-the-art technologies from Cisco
, Compaq
, Microsoft
, EMC Corporation
, Oracle
, Veritas
, Citrix and Trend Micro
. The company has secured telecommunication infrastructural backbone connecting strategic metropolitan areas throughout Malaysia, and has plans to invest RM 300 million over 2002 to 2007 in its first phase of broadband deployment in Malaysia.
In the year 2007, NasionCom was thrown into receivership after it failed to service its loans owed to the Malaysian Development and Infrastructure Bank. Several key executives of NasionCom were charged in court for falsifying accounting records
. The trading of the company's shares have been suspended arising from these discrepancies.
Voice over IP
Voice over Internet Protocol is a family of technologies, methodologies, communication protocols, and transmission techniques for the delivery of voice communications and multimedia sessions over Internet Protocol networks, such as the Internet...
telephony services. NasionCom has earned the reputation as a company which can deliver "speed to market" and reliable broadband
Broadband
The term broadband refers to a telecommunications signal or device of greater bandwidth, in some sense, than another standard or usual signal or device . Different criteria for "broad" have been applied in different contexts and at different times...
connections to corporations. The company has also distinguished itself as a cutting edge niche player in providing multimedia interactive entertainment systems.
NasionCom has been awarded the status as a Network Facilities Provider (NFP) and Network Services Provider (NSP) by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC)
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission or Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia Malaysia is the regulator for the converging communications and multimedia industry in Malaysia...
, and is licensed to provide private spectrum wireless 3.5 GHz, 10 GHz, 26 GHz and 28 GHz bands. These licenses enable the company to provide customers throughout Malaysia a full suite of value-added services such as Internet Protocol Telephony services, broadband
Broadband
The term broadband refers to a telecommunications signal or device of greater bandwidth, in some sense, than another standard or usual signal or device . Different criteria for "broad" have been applied in different contexts and at different times...
internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
access services, Managed Internet Protocol
Internet Protocol
The Internet Protocol is the principal communications protocol used for relaying datagrams across an internetwork using the Internet Protocol Suite...
- Virtual Private Network
Virtual private network
A virtual private network is a network that uses primarily public telecommunication infrastructure, such as the Internet, to provide remote offices or traveling users access to a central organizational network....
( IP - VPN ) services and info-communication application services.
NasionCom has invested RM 65 million in an Internet Data Center with 10 terabyte capacity at Mid Valley City
Mid Valley City
Mid Valley City is a mixed development project in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The development consists The Gardens shopping mall and Mid Valley Megamall.-Accessibility:...
in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
. The Internet Data Center utilizes state-of-the-art technologies from Cisco
Cisco
Cisco may refer to:Companies:*Cisco Systems, a computer networking company* Certis CISCO, corporatised entity of the former Commercial and Industrial Security Corporation in Singapore...
, Compaq
Compaq
Compaq Computer Corporation is a personal computer company founded in 1982. Once the largest supplier of personal computing systems in the world, Compaq existed as an independent corporation until 2002, when it was acquired for US$25 billion by Hewlett-Packard....
, Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
, EMC Corporation
EMC Corporation
EMC Corporation , a Financial Times Global 500, Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company, develops, delivers and supports information infrastructure and virtual infrastructure hardware, software, and services. EMC is headquartered in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, USA.Former Intel executive Richard Egan and his...
, Oracle
Oracle Corporation
Oracle Corporation is an American multinational computer technology corporation that specializes in developing and marketing hardware systems and enterprise software products – particularly database management systems...
, Veritas
Veritas
In Roman mythology, Veritas, meaning truth, was the goddess of truth, a daughter of Saturn and the mother of Virtue. It was believed that she hid in the bottom of a holy well because she was so elusive. Her image is shown as a young virgin dressed in white...
, Citrix and Trend Micro
Trend Micro
Trend Micro Inc. is a computer security company. It is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and markets Trend Micro Internet Security, Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security, OfficeScan, and other related security products and services...
. The company has secured telecommunication infrastructural backbone connecting strategic metropolitan areas throughout Malaysia, and has plans to invest RM 300 million over 2002 to 2007 in its first phase of broadband deployment in Malaysia.
In the year 2007, NasionCom was thrown into receivership after it failed to service its loans owed to the Malaysian Development and Infrastructure Bank. Several key executives of NasionCom were charged in court for falsifying accounting records
Accounting records
Accounting records are all sources of information and evidence that are used in preparing, verifying and or auditing financial statements. Accounting records also includes documentation to prove ownership of assets creation of liabilities and evidence of monetary and non monetary...
. The trading of the company's shares have been suspended arising from these discrepancies.