KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 (Bernama) — Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) has signed a strategic partnership agreement with California-based Hurricane Electric (HE) to deliver high-speed internet broadband services to the emerging markets of Asia.

“Under the agreement, TM will leverage on its ownership in multiple Asia-Pacific submarine cable systems which link the major regional hubs to new and growing markets in Asia, while HE will empower TM with significantly enhanced global Internet Protocol (IP) reach,” said TM and HE in a joint statement today.

It said the partnership wouls also support TM’s High Speed Broadband Project Phase 2 (HSBB2) and Suburban Broadband Project (SUBB), as well as the broadband initiatives of TM’s subsidiary Packet One Network (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (P1).

TM Global & Wholesale (G&W) Executive Vice-President Rozaimy Rahman said the strategic agreement harnesses the strengths of both companies, positioning them to lead the Asia-Pacific market in emerging technologies.

Meanwhile, HE Chief Executive Officer Mike Leber said the agreement has propelled both firms to move forward in their shared objective to create and deliver next-generation IP-based services to users throughout Asia.

— BERNAMA