We mentioned last week that Malaysia was getting equipped with a WiMAX network, and despite the fact that Packet One Network (the provider) is just about a month into the release, it's already proved to be a smashing success.

In a matter of weeks, the WiMAX subscriber base in Malaysia is already up to 6,000 consumers - including many folks whose towns aren't even in WiMAX-serviced areas yet. The population is so hungry for 4G broadband, they are ensuring they will be able to take advantage of the service as soon as P1 is able to expand their coverage area.

The great news about the initial success and clamoring for the service is that it is pushing P1 and other providers to accelerate their roll-out plans - P1 is planning to greatly expand coverage by the end of the year. Of course, for those of us that don't live in the far East, but we can cross our fingers that Sprint et al take notice of the high demand and accelerate their deployment plans as well!