Our
Company signed a collaboration agreement on 25 October 2010 with PERNEC
PayPoint Sdn Bhd (PPSB), a subsidiary of PERNEC Corporation Bhd for
Wireless Broadband Deployment to expand our Streamyx Zone WiFi coverage
at strategic locations of Pernec Payphones nationwide.
Rafaai Samsi,
Executive Vice President, TM Wholesale signed the Agreement on behalf
of TM, while PPSB was represented by its Chief Executive Officer, Tengku
Asmaluddin Tengku Arshad. The signing ceremony was witnessed by Datuk Bazlan Osman, Executive Director / Group Chief Financial Officer, TM and Abdul Karim Abdul Sallam, Managing Director, PERNEC Corporation Berhad.
“This
strategic alliance between both companies will bring about the
deployment of TM’s Streamyx Zone at Pernec Paypoint strategic locations
nationwide, thereby further expanding TM’s wireless broadband coverage. We
target to widen the coverage to 10,000 sites by the end of this year,
either by ourselves or by working with partners such as Pernec. I
am pleased to note that the partnership that we seal today will
increase our coverage to an additional 2,000 sites throughout the
country,” said Datuk Bazlan.
Speaking
at the ceremony, Abdul Karim said that with the availability of over
35,000 payphones nationwide, PPSB is well positioned to contribute to
the expansion of TM’s Streamyx Zone sites. To date, Abdul Karim noted
that PPSB has invested over RM5 million to purchase the necessary
equipment and has installed the hotspots at more than 400 locations, adding that the company projected to install up to 3,000 hotspots this year and at another 5,000 locations in 2011. PPSB
also plans to increase the number of its fixed line payphones by
another 10,000 to cater to the expected high demand for broadband
internet across the country.
“Since
our establishment in 1973, PERNEC has aggressively participated in
nation building, and we view this collaboration as part of our
contribution for this purpose. Our experience in the telecommunications
sector has enabled us to offer the best, cost effective solution to our
clients,” added Abdul Karim.
TM currently has 3,400 Streamyx Zones sites nationwide, providing WiFi broadband access to its 328,000
subscribers at public places, including shopping malls, cafes and
F&B chains, airports, convention centres, hotels, university
campuses, hospitals, golf club houses and many more. Customers can also
enjoy this facility on prepaid basis by purchasing the prepaid card for
Streamyx Zone at the nearest TMpoints and selected sales outlets
nationwide.
To spot a Streamyx Zone site, simply look out for the Streamyx Zone sign at your local eatery, shopping malls or refer to www.streamyx.com.my. This
service can be accessed with a laptop, PDA, Tablet PC or other mobile
devices with standard Wi-Fi capability (802.11b/g wireless LAN standard)
at any Streamyx Zone nationwide. Users can conveniently check their
e-mail, browse the Internet, make phone calls via Voice over Internet
Protocol (VOIP) service, watch video-streaming and blog, among others.
Users only need to open their web browser and key-in their username and
password. Once connected, users can enjoy broadband speeds of up to
384kbps and 100% mobility within the range of the access point.
TM,
as Malaysia’s broadband champion, continues to provide broadband
Internet access to the consumers nationwide via fixed and wireless
connectivity. In addition to its Broadband for the General Population
(BBGP) under the brand Streamyx with the fastest speeds of 4Mbps, TM is
aggressively offering its High Speed Broadband (HSBB) service, UniFi
which promises bandwidth at faster network access speed of 5Mbps and
above, targeting superior end-to-end network performance, including
international bandwidth. All these initiatives, including enhancing
customers’ online experience, are testament to TM’s support towards the
National Broadband Initiative (NBI).
PPSB,
Malaysia’s national and largest payphone operator, is leading the way
in reinventing the payphones business by integrating them with a host of
new communications applications in an effort to ensure that payphones
remain relevant in today’s fast-changing technological world.
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