In order to make HomeComm a success, the business concept and model adopted relied on the dire need to strike up deals and alliances with local government and municipalities. We believe, for the K-Economy to be successful the local government and municipalities must be the focal point to provide Homecomm services, where community multimedia utility data centers will be installed and commissioned. To date, HomeComm has signed agreements and memorandum of understandings (MoU) with Majlis Perbandaran Subang Jaya (MPSJ) and Majlis Bandaraya Ipoh (MBI).


It all began when MPSJ found out about HomeComm and ARLHC discovered 'Project SJ2005'.

Unbeknown to ARL HomeComm Sdn. Bhd. (ARLHC), MPSJ had already tied up with MIMOS to create 'Project SJ2005'. Project SJ2005 is the idea developed by MPSJ and MIMOS to turn the municipality of Subang Jaya into a model 'e-community'. The vision is to turn the municipal into a dynamic, knowledged based, interactive community, which creates value, quality of work and life to sustain the continuos development of the municipal. The aim was to create an evolution where suppliers of public services, businesses, education, healthcare and voluntary activities are working together with local citizens to increase the quality of life and economic welfare.

It was by coincident that HomeComm was also modeled around the same notions i.e. to develop a community internet, intranet and extranet access and connectivity and portal services, as described above, which would serve as a vehicle for the community to have easylink to information, entertainment, communications and as a medium for the community to interact with each other. HomeComm was also targeting the Subang Jaya community as an initial test bed to implement its business concept and fine tuning the business model. The only difference between MIMOS concept and model is that Homecomm is already available as a product or service for trial. In fact, an unproven product/service which, we sincerely belief, could bring Malaysia to the forefront of the ICT industry.

By chance, HomeComm was discovered by MPSJ and also later, MIMOS. As all three entities were working towards the same goal, it was then decided that a win-win situation could be achieved if the three entities teamed up to achieve this aspiration.

MPSJ is the local authority established to manage and maintain the continuos operations and development of the municipal of Subang Jaya.

ARL HomeComm Sdn. Bhd. has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to form a strategic alliance with Majlis Perbandaran Subang Jaya (MPSJ) to jointly conduct a pilot trial to provide Homecomm services for the setting up of a smart community or SJ 2005 within the jurisdiction of Majlis Perbandaran Subang Jaya (MPSJ). Together, we intend to transform the municipal into a networked and knowledge community and we hope that this trial will form part of a nationwide plan to install the project full-blown throughout the whole of Malaysia.

At the first stage MPSJ portal will be hosted by and installed with Homecomm web tools such as web-mail, calendar, chat, forum and postcard. Certain specialized applications will also be installed to web enabled MPSJ day-to-day business activities during the currency of the MOU. Later portals for Jawatankuasa Penduduk (JKP) and cyber schools will be set up and hosted by Homecomm followed by the commissioning of broadband Internet access to link these JKPs and cyber schools with MPSJ and the global Internet. The idea is to establish and link all existing and future portals, contents and media within MPSJ's jurisdiction to form a community broadband intranet, extranet and global internet for easy reliable access and seamless integration of information, entertainment, communications and interaction amongst the residents of Subang Jaya.

MBI is the local authority established to manage and maintain the continuos operations and development of the city of Ipoh.

ARL HomeComm Sdn. Bhd. has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to form a strategic alliance with Majlis Bandaraya Ipoh (MBI) to jointly provide Homecomm services for the setting up of Ipoh virtual community or 'Bandaraya Maya Ipoh' where all the services and activities of MBI within its jurisdiction will be web enabled and supported by an affordable and reliable community broadband internet access.

At the first stage MBI portal will be hosted by and installed with Homecomm web tools such as web-mail, calendar, chat, forum and postcard. Certain specialized applications for the various departments in MBI, such as notice boards, will also be installed to web enabled MBI complaints and information during the currency of the MOU. Later portals for schools, mosques and payment kiosks will be set up and hosted by Homecomm. A broadband Internet access will be installed to link these schools, mosques and payment kiosks with MBI and the global Internet.

The idea is to establish and link all existing and future portals, contents and media within MBI's jurisdiction to form a community broadband intranet, extranet and global internet for easy reliable access and seamless integration of information, entertainment, communications and interaction amongst the residents of Ipoh.