Jaring
Overview
Internet service provider
An Internet service provider is a company that provides access to the Internet. Access ISPs directly connect customers to the Internet using copper wires, wireless or fiber-optic connections. Hosting ISPs lease server space for smaller businesses and host other people servers...
based in Technology Park Malaysia
Technology Park Malaysia
The Technology Park Malaysia is Malaysia's most advanced and comprehensive centre for research and development for knowledge-based industries. Its total land area of 750 acres , comprises 12 state-of-the-art buildings each with specific functions...
(TPM). It was the first internet service provider in the country and was formerly owned by MIMOS Berhad.
The word JARING was derived from Joint Advanced Research Integrated Networking.
Its current CEO is Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Yaacob.
JARING introduced the Internet to the Malaysian community in 1992 when it was commercialized after its first international satellite leased-circuit at 64kps was installed, connecting 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...
to Stockton, California
Stockton, California
Stockton, California, the seat of San Joaquin County, is the fourth-largest city in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. With a population of 291,707 at the 2010 census, Stockton ranks as this state's 13th largest city...
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