Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) recently launched its first UTM Mobile Hotspot bus which is equipped with modems to enable 200 people to be connected to the Internet at the same time within a 100 metre radius of the vehicle.
JOHOR BARU: UTM Vice-Chancellor Datuk Prof Dr Zaini Ujang said the product combined Internet access with the smart antenna technology produced by UTM Wireless Communication Centre (WCC).
"The WCC Mobile Hotspot is UTM's latest technology product that is overseen by the Innovation and Commercialisation Centre. It will be commercialised by the private sector," he said at the university campus in Skudai here recently.
Zaini said the project is WCC's collaboration with Maxis and bus provider Mara Liner. Maxis sponsored the SIM cards.
The pilot project took three months to ensure that the mobile hotspot quality is stable and consistent.
"The use of mobile Wi-Fi on public buses will be a boon for bus operators as it would enable them to attract more passengers," Zaini said.
UTM plans to use the product in all its buses as well as introduce it to Mara Liner buses, airport limousines and other transport services.
So far, the WCC has created products like the smart antenna technology and the flat antenna, which is more effectiveness than the conventional antenna.
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