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TM upgrades Internet speed for all Unifi subscribers

Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) aims to double the Internet speed for all its UniFi subscribers by the end of this year.

So far, only 22% of its 640,000 UniFi customers have had their Internet speed upgraded due to network availability, said TM deputy chief executive officer Datuk Bazlan Osman.

The initiative is in line with Budget 2017's provision that Internet service providers increase the speed of their fixed broadband, with no change in the price of the subscription.

Bazlan said the average revenue per user (ARPU) is not expected to be impacted as there is no change in price for the UniFi service.

He also hoped that the doubling of speed offered at the same price will result in the increase in subscription for TM’s other value-added services, such as HyppTV.

In the space of two months in 2017, TM has expanded its LTE network to over 6,000 sites nationwide, covering more than 60% of the nation.

“With the domestic roaming [service] that we have, we actually have almost 100% population coverage,” said Bazlan, adding that TM inked an agreement with Celcom last year to provide the domestic roaming service.

He added that TM is still expanding its LTE network, and that the company will be disclosing the actual population coverage rate on a quarterly basis.

At 3.08 pm, TM’s shares slid 0.46% or three sen to RM6.47, with a market capitalisation of RM24.35 billion.



Source: http://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/tm-complete-internet-speed-upgrade-all-unifi-subscribers-year-end

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