Telekom Malaysia

Telekom Malaysia, Malaysia’s fixed broadband champion, launched a new mobile messaging app called HyppMe on last Friday. Basically the mobile messaging app allows free voice and messaging to other HyppMe users. Local calls to mobile network in Malaysia is charged 8sen per minute and SMS is at 5sen. HyppMe works on Android and iOS devices. Calls to TM fixed line ...

Telekom Malaysia Berhad’s (TM) and RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network have entered into a partnership that enables RTL CBS Extreme HD to be aired in Malaysia beginning 1 April 2014. This new channel is made available via TM’s IPTV service, HyypTV, offering UniFi customers with action adventure, reality series and extreme sports content.

Telekom Malaysia entered into an investment agreement with Green Packet Berhad and SK Telecom Co. Ltd to acquire a 57% stake in Packet One Networks (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd. [From left: Jung Ho Park, Executive Vice President and Chief Growth Officer, SK Telecom Co., Ltd; Datuk Che Azemi Haron, Deputy Secretary General II, Ministry of Communications and Multimedia; Dato’ Sri Abdul ...

Early this month, Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) formed an alliance together with fifteen (15) leading global telcos to set up a consortium for the establishment of a new state-of-the-art submarine cable system –the South East Asia – Middle East – Western Europe 5 or better known as SEA-ME-WE 5 submarine cable system. NEC and Alcatel-Lucent was recently awarded hundreds of millions ...

Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) recently sealed an agreement with Etisalat, a fixed line and wireless services provider in the Middle East. This collaboration will enable TM to leverage on Etisalat’s SmartHub facility at Fujairah Cable Landing Station (CLS) to deliver its content, Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX), Internet Exchange (IX) and high speed data services for its customers in the region.

Telekom Malaysia today announced its promotion called “The Best Ever Hypp-Normous Deal”. The promotion has been available since November 2013. Via this offer, new and all existing UniFi customers can upgrade automatically to UniFi VIP 10 (10Mbps) or VIP 20 (20 Mbps) when they subscribe to a HyppTV pack at RM50 before 31 March 2014. Details below:

Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) has signed an agreement with Level 3 Communications, an American based company that provides global communications services to enterprise, government and carrier customers. [Rozaimy Rahman, Executive Vice President, Global & Wholesale, TM (right) exchanging documents with Gary Breauninger, Group Vice President of Wholesale Sales, Level 3 (left), signifying the collaboration between both companies for Internet localisation ...

Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) have inked a wholesale bandwidth collaborative deal with Celcom Axiata Berhad (Celcom), through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Celcom Networks Sdn Bhd (Celcom Networks) and DiGi Telecommunications Sdn. Bhd. (DiGi) for TM Next-Gen Backhaul Services. [Datuk Che Azemi Haron, Deputy Secretary General, Ministry of Communications and Multimedia, Dato’ Sri Shazalli Ramly, Chief Executive Officer, Celcom Axiata Berhad (Celcom), Tan ...

Formis Development Sdn Bhd (Formis) has signed a 3-year service agreement agreement with Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) for HSBB service. Under this agreement, TM will be providing HSBB (Access) and HSBB (Transmission) services as well as Wholesale Internet Access to Formis. The agreement will allow Formis to extend its fibre-based service offering – Ohana – in Malaysia to over 1.456 ...

Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) has launched My1Hub, its one-stop hub enabling connectivity from Malaysia to the rest of the world via its submarine cable investments. [From left: Tan Sri Zamzamzairani Mohd Isa, Group CEO of TM; YB Dato’ Sri Ahmad Shabery Cheek, Minister of Communications & Multimedia; and Dato’ Sri Dr. Halim Shafie, Chairman of TM] At the same event, ...

Telekom Malaysia(TM) has collaborated with Microsoft Malaysia to launch UniFi with Microsoft Office 365. [Azizi A Hadi, Executive Vice President, SME, TM (left) and Azizah Ali, Director, Small and Medium Solutions and Partners, Microsoft Malaysia] This newly introduced UniFi(Biz) with Microsoft Office 365 bundling will enable businesses to enjoy high speed internet with speeds up to 50Mbps, competitive call rates ...

VADS Berhad (VADS) has signed a service provider partner agreement with NetApp, multinational computer storage and data management entity, making VADS a NetApp’s Service Provider Platinum Partner. [Ahmad Azhar Yahya (left) together with Scott Morris exchanging documents after the signing ceremony which was held recently.] As NetApp’s Service Provider Platinum Partner, VADS can now leverage the former’s cloud storage services to ...

Three possible parties eyeing for the acquisition of a controlling stake in Packet One Networks Sdn Bhd (P1). It is believed these parties are DiGi.Com Bhd, the YTL group and Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM). Industry sources have indicated that DiGi is the closest to clinching a deal with P1, with negotiations having started over a year ago.

The Ministry of Communications and Multimedia, in collaboration with Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) and supported by Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development today launched a new smart phone application for emergency services, aptly named “SaveME 999”. [YB Dato’ Sri Ahmad Shabery Cheek, Minister of Communications and Multimedia launching the SaveME999 application while YB Datuk Hjh Azizah Datuk Seri Panglima ...

Measat Broadcast Network Systems Sdn. Bhd. (MBNS),  a subsidiary of Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad (Astro) has entered into an  agreement  with  TM  NET  Sdn  Bhd  (a  wholly owned  subsidiary of  Telekom  Malaysia Berhad) for the carriage of  Astro SuperSport  HD  and Astro  SuperSport  2  HD (collectively,  ASSP  Channels) on TM’s Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) service, HyppTV, effective today, 1st August ...