Sarawak Rural Broadband Network (SRBN) project was launched at Long Terawan in Ulu Baram this morning

The RM200 million Sarawak Rural Broadband Network (SRBN) project by Sarawak Digital Economy Corporation (SDEC) was launched by our Chief Minister at Long Terawan this morning and it soon will enable the rural folks especially students in these areas to obtain internet access with speeds of up to 30 megabit per second (mbps). 

Currently, 100 areas have been installed with broadband devices and our target is to get all 150 areas to receive the facility by the end of the year. According to our Chief Minister, Yang Amat Berhormat Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Abang Haji Openg, the project will include the installations of broadband facilities using satellites to 150 interior areas which had been identified all over Sarawak. 

Long Terawan itself is a settlement on the bank of Sungai Batang Baram in Baram district with its villagers depending on long boat to reach areas outside. There will be a road project that will link this Orang Ulu community village and once completed, tourists especially those from Western countries can siin stop over at the area which has beautiful natural environment while going to the Mulu National Park. With good internet accessibility,  the Orang Ulu community there who are still practising the traditional way of life in the long house can also reach out to the outside world better and to entice holiday makers to drop by for visits.