Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) expects competition and participation from wholesale value-added partners for its High Speed Broadband (HSBB) to offer more variety and choice to consumers. HSBB is an open access network that promises opportunities via dual and triple-play services for consumers. This will be further enhanced as value-adding content and application third-party providers and partners roll out their services together with TM. " Internet Protocol television (IPTV), video-on-demand (VoD), voice and high bandwidth data services will be part of all TM consumer retail services subscriber packages.
" TM is committed to make HSBB open to all qualified players and intends to work together with access seekers to ensure premium quality to customers," the company said in a statement after briefing industry players and service providers on its HSBB Access Indicative Terms and Conditions (ITC). The ITC document was made available to the industry earlier this month. The HSBB-A wholesale ports are being competitively priced for all access seekers, between RM52 and RM55 per port, depending on volume and contract duration. " Availability to access seekers is on a first-come-first-served basis," it said, adding that the ports are open to access seekers who plan to offer at least dual-play services such as data and video to consumers. " This is to protect consumers from service providers that only plan to resell bandwidth at a higher price without adding value to the network," said TM.
Meanwhile, group chief executive officer Datuk Zamzamzairani Mohd Isa was quoted as saying in the statement that TM was keeping its promise of a level playing field and open access to all qualified seekers. He also encouraged all licensed access seekers and value-added service providers to become its partners. The statement said HSBB wholesale access services would be opened to access seekers, together with HSBB consumer retail service which would be launched later, in Bangsar, Shah Alam, Subang Jaya and Taman Tun Dr Ismail. It said value-added service providers interested in the HSBB wholesale services can begin negotiations with TM then, and can launch their services soon after. TM's total capital expenditure related to the HSBB project as of Dec 31, 2009 reached RM1.9 billion, covering last mile access, IP core deployment and capacity expansion for international links. -- Bernama
http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/20100129212920/Article/
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Colourful, exciting year for telcos
The year 2009 was indeed one of the most colourful and exciting year in recent times as far as the Malaysian telecommunications (telco) industry is concerned.
The year started with uncertainties. Mobile operators were worried that the global economic slowdown would hurt consumer spending, and eventually, their earnings.In the first half, most telcos' chief executive officers were reluctant to provide forecasts on concerns over the severity of the recession.IDC, an industry research company, said consumers did cut their spending on telecommunications somewhat. This translated into total industry revenue staying flat for the most part of 2009."IDC believes that the industry as a whole was successful in mitigating revenue declines by cautious capital expenditure and operating expenditures.
"In addition to this, mobile operators stayed away from price wars and remained focused on promoting mobile broadband offerings," said IDC telecommunications research associate analyst Chua Fong Yang.By the middle of 2009, it was evident that the slowdown did affect mobile operators' sales and earnings. For example, DiGi.Com Bhd recorded a quarter-on-quarter net profit and revenue decline for the quarter ended June 30 2009.But the industry kept on adding customers. The mobile penetration rate, which measures how much of the population uses handphones, hit 100 per cent.
Slowing growth used to be the worry for industry players but this did not appear to be the case as other smaller telcos entered the market.Known as mobile virtual network operators, XOX and Tune Talk launched their services by riding on networks of existing operators. Their strength was their niche areas. XOX, for instanc,e focused on Chinese subscribers.Last year was also the time TM International Bhd changed its name to Axiata Bhd to reflect a more dynamic image that fits its role as a regional telco.The unit of Khazanah Nasional Bhd operates in 10 countries around the world.
However, none of these news were as big as Maxis making its way back to the local stock market. On September 18, the country's dominant mobile operator Maxis announced its plan to list on Bursa Malaysia, ending several months of speculation on how the group would fund its Indian operations.The initial public offering, the biggest in Southeast Asia, had attracted key institutional investors, both locally and abroad.The year 2009 also ended with optimism in sight. With the country's economy expected to grow by 2 to 3 per cent in 2010, telcos think the worst is over."It was a year where we were tested on all fronts. A year that awakened the need for transformation in the way we managed our personal lives and businesses... Despite positive indicators in sight, I believe full recovery from the worst recessions we have had will take time and the economy will normalise eventually," said DiGi chief executive officer Johan Dennelind.
http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/ender31/Article/
The year started with uncertainties. Mobile operators were worried that the global economic slowdown would hurt consumer spending, and eventually, their earnings.In the first half, most telcos' chief executive officers were reluctant to provide forecasts on concerns over the severity of the recession.IDC, an industry research company, said consumers did cut their spending on telecommunications somewhat. This translated into total industry revenue staying flat for the most part of 2009."IDC believes that the industry as a whole was successful in mitigating revenue declines by cautious capital expenditure and operating expenditures.
"In addition to this, mobile operators stayed away from price wars and remained focused on promoting mobile broadband offerings," said IDC telecommunications research associate analyst Chua Fong Yang.By the middle of 2009, it was evident that the slowdown did affect mobile operators' sales and earnings. For example, DiGi.Com Bhd recorded a quarter-on-quarter net profit and revenue decline for the quarter ended June 30 2009.But the industry kept on adding customers. The mobile penetration rate, which measures how much of the population uses handphones, hit 100 per cent.
Slowing growth used to be the worry for industry players but this did not appear to be the case as other smaller telcos entered the market.Known as mobile virtual network operators, XOX and Tune Talk launched their services by riding on networks of existing operators. Their strength was their niche areas. XOX, for instanc,e focused on Chinese subscribers.Last year was also the time TM International Bhd changed its name to Axiata Bhd to reflect a more dynamic image that fits its role as a regional telco.The unit of Khazanah Nasional Bhd operates in 10 countries around the world.
However, none of these news were as big as Maxis making its way back to the local stock market. On September 18, the country's dominant mobile operator Maxis announced its plan to list on Bursa Malaysia, ending several months of speculation on how the group would fund its Indian operations.The initial public offering, the biggest in Southeast Asia, had attracted key institutional investors, both locally and abroad.The year 2009 also ended with optimism in sight. With the country's economy expected to grow by 2 to 3 per cent in 2010, telcos think the worst is over."It was a year where we were tested on all fronts. A year that awakened the need for transformation in the way we managed our personal lives and businesses... Despite positive indicators in sight, I believe full recovery from the worst recessions we have had will take time and the economy will normalise eventually," said DiGi chief executive officer Johan Dennelind.
http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/ender31/Article/
TM: High-speed broadband project on track
TELEKOM Malaysia Bhd (TM)(4863), the country's biggest telecommunications group, said the RM11.3 billion national high speed broadband (HSBB) project remains on track for commercial launch in late first-quarter of 2010."Infrastructure development work is moving on unabated and is now extending beyond the inner Klang Valley and into Putrajaya and Johor's Iskandar Malaysia, in Nusajaya," TM said in a statement yesterday.
It has so far completed work in Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Subang Jaya, Shah Alam and Bangsar, the target areas for its initial service roll-out.As of December 31 2009, TM has established 152,000 premises passed. The target is for some 1.3 million premises nationwide to have access to HSBB services by the end of 2012.TM is putting up RM8.9 billion, while the government is contributing RM2.4 billion on an incurred claims basis.TM said its total capital expenditure on the project as of December 31 2009 was RM1.9 billion.
http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/hsbb15/Article/
It has so far completed work in Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Subang Jaya, Shah Alam and Bangsar, the target areas for its initial service roll-out.As of December 31 2009, TM has established 152,000 premises passed. The target is for some 1.3 million premises nationwide to have access to HSBB services by the end of 2012.TM is putting up RM8.9 billion, while the government is contributing RM2.4 billion on an incurred claims basis.TM said its total capital expenditure on the project as of December 31 2009 was RM1.9 billion.
http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/hsbb15/Article/
HSBB project on track for Q1 launch: TM
Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) is on track to commercially launch the High-Speed Broadband (HSBB) project by the end of first quarter this year. In a statement in Kuala Lumpur today, TM said infrastructure development work has moved on unabated and has now extended beyond the Inner Klang Valley, into Putrajaya and the southern economic region of Iskandar Malaysia, primarily in Nusajaya. TM said it has completed 100 per cent of the work in the four exchanges of Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Subang Jaya, Shah Alam and Bangsar. "The four locations were the target areas for TM's initial service roll-out and is now rolling out the HSBB network in Nusajaya and Putrajaya.
"As of Dec 31 last year, TM has achieved a 'premises passed' of 152,000," it said. The RM11.3 billion HSBB project, signed in September 2008, is a public-private-partnership agreement between TM and the government to develop the next-generation high-speed broadband infrastructure and services for the nation. By end-2012, approximately 1.3 million premises nationwide will have access to HSBB services. These nationwide areas, identified as Zone 1, include the Inner Klang Valley, Iskandar Malaysia, and key industrial sites nationwide. TM is putting up RM8.9 billion while the government is contributing RM2.4 billion on an incurred claims basis based on project milestones reached by TM.
The telecommunications company said its total capital expenditure related to the HSBB project as of Dec 31, 2009 reached RM1.9 billion -- covering last-mile access, Internet Protocol core deployment and capacity expansion for international links. "Over the next three months, a further 2,000 to 2,500 households in the four initial HSBB launch areas will be involved in the user trial for retail HSBB services," it said. Last December, about 123 households in Bangsar, Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Subang Jaya and Shah Alam were already involved in the HSBB retail service trial. HSBB promises faster network access speed (port speed) in excess of the current fastest available Broadband for the General Public speeds of 4Mbps offered by TM’s existing Streamyx service. -- BERNAMA
http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/20100115194240/Article/
"As of Dec 31 last year, TM has achieved a 'premises passed' of 152,000," it said. The RM11.3 billion HSBB project, signed in September 2008, is a public-private-partnership agreement between TM and the government to develop the next-generation high-speed broadband infrastructure and services for the nation. By end-2012, approximately 1.3 million premises nationwide will have access to HSBB services. These nationwide areas, identified as Zone 1, include the Inner Klang Valley, Iskandar Malaysia, and key industrial sites nationwide. TM is putting up RM8.9 billion while the government is contributing RM2.4 billion on an incurred claims basis based on project milestones reached by TM.
The telecommunications company said its total capital expenditure related to the HSBB project as of Dec 31, 2009 reached RM1.9 billion -- covering last-mile access, Internet Protocol core deployment and capacity expansion for international links. "Over the next three months, a further 2,000 to 2,500 households in the four initial HSBB launch areas will be involved in the user trial for retail HSBB services," it said. Last December, about 123 households in Bangsar, Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Subang Jaya and Shah Alam were already involved in the HSBB retail service trial. HSBB promises faster network access speed (port speed) in excess of the current fastest available Broadband for the General Public speeds of 4Mbps offered by TM’s existing Streamyx service. -- BERNAMA
http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/20100115194240/Article/
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