Astro Malaysia is not e depending fully on its satellite services and has been delivering broadband products for its customers, but with plans to expand the rollout to larger market the group has tapped on Telekom Malaysia for the ambition.
Both have inked a deal for TM to support in terms of providing a full suite of infrastructure and connectivity solutions that comprises the whole range of wholesale services inclusive of high speed broadband (HSBB), bandwidth, backhaul and Internet access.
With TM’s HSBB service, Astro will now be able to provide broadband services to its customers without having the need to build a new infrastructure while extending its coverage to wider areas across the country via a fibre network.
In addition the telco is also providing its Content Delivery Network (TM CDN), a newly developed content platform service that delivers seamless, faster and secure digital content.
Commenting on the collaboration, TM CEO Imri Mokhtar said: “We are honoured to be given this opportunity to leverage each other’s expertise to provide Malaysians with high quality broadband and content services that we have. We are happy to work with Astro and this is yet another testament to our pivotal role as the enabler of Digital Malaysia aspirations.”
Meanwhile, Henry Tan assed “This strategic partnership with TM lays the foundation for Astro to be an internet service provider. Astro’s goal is to provide Malaysians with the best digital experience and broadband value proposition.
Leveraging on the strength of TM’s wide HSBB network, Astro aims to realise new revenue streams, scaling its broadband service with content bundles, or standalone broadband and other product lines.
