TM COLLABORATES WITH NINE TOWER COMPANIES, ALLOWING IT ACCESS TO SITES AND FACILITIES

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25  -- Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM), via its wholesale domestic and international business arm TM  Wholesale, has collaborated with nine tower providers (TowerCos), enabling it access to the companies’ tower site facilities. 

TM said the collaboration will allow the high-speed fibre optic network to connect to the towers, enabling high quality network performance and capability.

The nine TowerCos are members of the telecommunication infrastructure providers association(PPIT), namely D’Harmoni Telco Infra Sdn Bhd, Melaka ICT Holdings Sdn Bhd, Perlis Comm Sdn Bhd, Infra Quest Sdn Bhd, Perak Integrated Network Services Sdn Bhd, EdgePoint Towers Sdn Bhd, PDC Telecommunication Services Sdn Bhd, Desabina Industries Sdn Bhd, and Yiked Bina Sdn Bhd. 

A ceremony was held recently in Johor Bahru to mark the event, and TM was represented by TM Wholesale executive vice-president Amar Huzaimi Md Deris.

“We are committed to ensuring our national telecommunication industry is provided with cutting edge connectivity and extensive fibre infrastructure solutions as a catalyst to accelerate the delivery of a high quality digital experience to all Malaysians,” he said in a statement. “This will allow service providers to serve their customers with faster connectivity speed and greater bandwidth capacity for the current 4G and future 5G services nationwide.”

The partnership also demonstrates TM as the enabler of Digital Malaysia in supporting the country's digital aspirations, which include the Jalinan Digital Negara (JENDELA) and the Malaysia Digital Economy Blueprint (MyDIGITAL), he added. 

-- BERNAMA