Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) recently took home the Fixed Broadband Service Provider of the Year award at the 2012 Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific ICT Awards in Singapore.
This award at the regional front complements the six (6) Broadband Service Provider of the Year awards which the ISP clinched at previous editions of the Frost & Sullivan Malaysia Excellence Awards, including the most recent one this year. In total, TM took home four (4) awards at the Malaysia chapter, including the Service Provider of the Year at the annual awards ceremony held in April. (Awards won by TM at 2012 Frost & Sullivan Malaysia Excellence Awards – Broadband Service Provider of the Year, Data Communications Service Provider of the Year, Managed Service Provider of the Year and Service Provider of the Year).
Dato’ Sri Zamzamzairani Mohd Isa, Group Chief Executive Officer, TM in his acceptance speech, said, “We are indeed very honoured and proud to receive this award, our first since the 2008 demerger from Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific. This is the icing on the cake to our recent recognition as the Broadband Service Provider of the Year and the most prestigious Service Provider of the Year title at the Frost & Sullivan Malaysia Excellence Awards. TM’s success is a reflection of the Company’s emphasis on providing for the needs of our broadband customers, across all market segments. This back-to-back achievement proves our commitment, as Malaysia’s Broadband Champion, in delivering an enhanced digital lifestyle to Malaysian homes.”
“I am also proud to share TM’s latest milestone when we recently hit the 2 million mark for our broadband subscriber base achieved on the back of the extremely encouraging response to TM’s services boosted by the roll-out of our high speed broadband service, UniFi. We are extremely happy with this achievement and on behalf of TM, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all our valued customers, shareholders and business partners for their trust, contribution and commitment. And most importantly, this award is for each and everyone of the 27,000 TM employees who have worked so hard to make this possible!,” he added.
The Frost & Sullivan Awards were presented to companies that demonstrate best practices in their industry, commending the diligence, commitment, and innovative business strategies required to advance in the global marketplace.
Frost & Sullivan identifies the outstanding industry achievements in the past year by companies in the regional and global markets, through in-depth interviews, market analysis, performance measurements, and benchmarking of market participants to bring unique best practices to forefront.
Award recipients were evaluated based on their revenue growth, market share gains, leadership in new product introduction and innovation, breadth of products and solutions, major customer acquisition, and business and market strategy. The results are then presented to an independent panel of judges, comprising of influential personalities, decision-makers and thought leaders from the ICT sector across Asia pacific.
Founded in 2004, the 2012 Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific ICT Awards seeks to recognise companies and individuals that have pushed the boundaries of excellence – rising above the competition and demonstrating outstanding performance across Asia Pacific.
