KUCHING, June 22: Sarawak will be at the centre of an Internet superhighway in the Southeast Asia region through the Batam Sarawak Internet Cable System (BaSIC Cable System) and upcoming South-East Asia Hainan-Hongkong Express Cable System (SEA-H2X) submarine cable system.

PP Telecommunication Sdn Bhd (PPTel) chief executive officer Dr Jonathan Smith noted that Sarawak is a relatively small market in the telecommunications industry as its population is not as large and scattered as its neighbours.

“However, the State is strategically located between two massive populations where we have China and other countries in the north of Malaysia, as well as Indonesia.