04 October 2021

Tata Communications has inked a deal with Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) to offer stable, high-speed and reliable connectivity in the ASEAN region and open access to global enterprises.

It is understood the collaboration will enable Tata Communications to optimise TM’s presence within the region through terrestrial networks and submarine cables to neighbouring countries.

The submarine cables in the network include the Malaysia-Cambodia-Thailand submarine cable for connectivity to Indochina and, Nusantara Gateway submarine cable for connectivity to Indonesia.

It is also hoped that TM will benefit from Tata Communications’ global Tier-1 IP network to serve customers in more than 190 countries and territories, further extending the telco’s IP transit coverage and enhancing its regional TMiX offering.

“This is part of our effort to enhance our internet service performance with expanded global reach for service providers in Malaysia and neighbouring countries to meet the growing IP networks requirements,” said Amar Huzaimi Md Deris, executive vice president of TM Wholesale. “This collaboration underscores our commitment to our customers for delivering world class network service, brings us one step further to achieve our aspiration as the trusted digital hub in the ASEAN region.

Tata Communications chief sales and marketing officer Sumeet Walia claimed that the service provider ecosystem across the ASEAN region will benefit from the company’s move to join forces with TM and, as a result, enable additional access to Tier-1 internet provider transit connectivity.