Telekom Malaysia extends contract with Mesiniaga by RM146m

IT solutions company Mesiniaga Bhd’s contract with Telekom Malaysia Bhd was extended by another year with a value not exceeding RM145.9mil. (Reported byThestar.com)
It said on Friday it had accepted an additional letter of award from TM which extends the contract period involving the supply, maintenance and support services of the new Internet protocol and service edge.

Mesiniaga said with the award of the supplementary agreement, the expiry of the contract is now extended from June 11, 2019 to May 31, 2020.

Meanwhile, Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) has been working overtime to put in the final touches on its long-awaited wireless service roll out, which will complete the full service-offering of the telecommunications giant. “Watch this space. It is going to be exciting,” declared TM’s group chief executive officer Tan Sri Zamzamzairani Mohd Isa. The wireless offering stems from the acquisition TM made two years ago of Packet One Networks (M) Sdn Bhd (P1). “We realised there was one piece missing — mobility. The moment subscribers walked out of their houses or a building, they are no longer our customers. This final piece changes that,” Zamzamzairani said.

TM has been conducting various trials to make sure its “quad-play” offering, would be a success. TM is said to be launching its mobile service in two weeks although Zamzamzairani remains tight-lipped about it. “We are on-track to launch our mobility service in 2016,” he said.

Zamzamzairani noted that 56% of the company’s broadband customers were now on packages of 4Mbps and above and some 46% of UniFi customers were now on packages of 10Mbps and above. TM is also embarking on a digitalisation programme, which will involve transforming its processes as well as customer-facing activities into a more digital-based experience. “We are now on our next transformation trajectory, evolving from the nation’s broadband champion to become Malaysia’s convergence champion,” Zamzamzairani said. When asked if TM was looking to divest its Internet-protocol television unit, HyppTV, Zamzamzairani answered with a strong “no”. He said the group had been strengthening its content offerings.