Archive for 'Time dotCom'

Free WiFi at North-South Expressway(UPDATED)

SPLUGG is offering free internet service(WiFi) at 20 Rest and Service Areas(RSA) along the North-South Expressway. SPLUGG will make available an Internet Kiosk at all those RSA in the next 3 months for road users without a WiFi device. Why the service is free? It is an ad-supported service…but no worries as you will only [...]

DiGi confirms in talks for possible tie-up

DiGi.Com Bhd has confirmed with Bursa Malaysia that they are in talks with various parties to assess the possibility of strategic tie-ups to enhance their business in the country. DiGi told the Bursa Malaysia that it would make the necessary announcements if any developments are materialised. Sources says that DiGi and Time dotCom were in [...]

3G license in wrong hands?

Now it has been more than 2 years since 3G service has been launched. Maxis had some 380,000 3G customer as at April this year while Celcom has 270,000 3G customers. There are close to 23 million mobile users in the country. Did 3G failed to take off? MiTV and Time was awarded 3G license [...]

Celcom 3G RM68 package

Sounds interesting? Thats what I heard from a friend(not a close one) of mine. Sources say that Celcom MIGHT come up with something like Maxis Wireless Broadband package. Celcom, if you are reading this, I want you to know that I will be excited to sign up for the package. I am not sure whether [...]

Time partners with Hutchison

TIME dotCom Bhd has entered into an agreement with Hong Kong’s Hutchison Global Communications Ltd to offer customised broadband service solutions to corporate customers in Malaysia. Datuk Baharum Salleh, managing director of TIME dotCom, said through the partnership, the company leveraged on Hutchison’s expertise and network coverage in the international telecommunications market to provide customised [...]

Time signed MoU with Kedah ICT Holdings

TIME dotCom Bhd entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Kedah ICT Holdings Sdn Bhd to join the Kedah Telecommunications Open Provider Infrastructure Access (KTOPIA) project to deliver broadband services. KTOPIA is a multi-service providers’ open access network that delivers broadband services to certified properties, premises, buildings and residences within identified zones in Kedah, [...]

Time to survive?

Time is currently in talks with certain parties to roll out its 3G services. Quoted from Business Times: “We are in discussions with several companies on the content, network and connectivity.” According to its Managing Director Datuk Baharum Salleh the company will roll out its 3G services in the “most economical way” and in tandem [...]

Streamyx now larger and stronger with 1 million customers

Dear Malaysians, THANK YOU for supporting streamyx. They are now the one and only ISP which is the biggest, largest company with the largest, biggest customer base in Malaysia. Going back to history, Streamyx was introduced in April 2001, reached its 100,000th customer in December 2003, hit the half million mark at the end of [...]

TIME dotCom Bhd posted a lower pre-tax loss of RM39.6 million for its Q1

TIME dotCom Bhd posted a lower pre-tax loss of RM39.6 million for its first quarter ended March 31 compared with a pre-tax loss of RM42.23 million for the same quarter last year. Its turnover stood at RM79.64 million, down from RM86.96 million previously. It was also a better performance on an immediate preceding quarter basis, [...]

Video: Interview with Time dotCom’s MD

Watch the interview with Time dotCom Managing Director Datuk Baharum Salleh which relates to here and here.-Interview by BK Sidhu from TheStar

2007 Frost & Sullivan Malaysia Telecoms Awards

Global growth consulting company Frost & Sullivan today hosted the 2007 Frost & Sullivan Malaysia Telecoms Awards. Held for the third consecutive year, the Awards seek to recognize companies that have pushed the boundaries of excellence — rising above the competition and demonstrating outstanding performance in the telecommunications/ICT industry in Malaysia for financial year 2006. [...]

Time DotCom for sale or to be restructured?

TIME Engineering Bhd is in talks with Khazanah Nasional Bhd to either reduce or restructure its shareholding in the former’s associate Time dotCom Bhd (TdC) to reduce the latter’s losses. Time managing director Amiruddin Abdul Aziz said: “We have to wait for Khazanah to come up with a final proposal.” He said the final decision [...]

DiGi and Green Packet might join forces

RELENTLESS best describes the speculative hype over DiGi.Com Bhd‘s rumoured tie-up with Time dotCom Bhd. Yet, both companies have consistently denied such a possibility when queried by Bursa Malaysia. It appears now that there may be another tie-up being thrashed out by DiGi, but only this time it involves Mesdaq favourite Green Packet Bhd. A [...]

Time in final stage of tying up with a foreign company

Referring to my previous article “What is happening to Time dotCom?“, they are currently in final stages of tying up with a foreign company to offer its broadband services abroad. The article from Theedgedaily quoted Time dotCom managing director Datuk Baharum Salleh as saying: “Rather than set up presence and then promote and sell later, [...]

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, 17 May 2007

17 May marks the anniversary of the signature of the first International Telegraph Convention and the creation of the International Telecommunication Union. World Telecommunication Day has been celebrated since 1969. The theme this year is “Connecting the Young: the opportunities of ICT“ To DiGi, TM,Maxis, Time,Jaring, Redtone, MCMC, Nokia Malaysia, M Mobile, Motorola Malaysia, Samsung [...]