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said: “Being consistently a top-class subscribers. It allows PTCL to differentiate Multiplexers (ROADMs) technology
service provider involves continuously its services based on quality. With our 200G helps service providers to meet an
modernizing and upgrading the network as technology, PTCL is now in a position to unpredictable increase in traffic.
per the changing consumption patterns. In cost efficiently address the ever-growing • 8-QAM increases spectral efficiency
view of this, we have enhanced the existing demand for capacity.” allowing service providers, like PTCL,
capacity from 100G optical network to Overview of the solution deployed: to maximize the available resources.
200G to take care of the growing traffic • Nokia 1830 PSS allows service QAM is a method of combining two
in these cities. Nokia’s technology and providers to deploy services quickly amplitude-modulated (AM) signals into
expertise helped us to deploy 100G and and to maximize network capacity and a single channel, thereby increasing the
enhance customer experience, so its efficiency. effective bandwidth twofold.
200G technology is also the right choice • By using PTCL’s extensive fiber footprint, • Nokia’s full turnkey services including
for expanding network capacity.” Carlo Nokia DWDM (Dense Wavelength network design, planning and
Corti, Director of the Optics Business Division Multiplexing) network provides optimization, project management of
Development, MEA, Nokia, said: “Our field- multipath redundancy against multiple site acquisition, civil work construction,
proven technology enables PTCL, in its fiber cuts hence ensuring higher and network implementation were used
unwavering commitment, to provide the network availability SLAs. to deploy the network.
best-in-class network experience to its • Reconfigurable Optical Add-Drop

Viu Reaches 41.4 Million Monthly Active Users

and 5.7 Billion Video Views; Grows Video OTT
Revenue by 32% in 2019

Viu, a leading pan-regional OTT video as My Bubble Tea (Thailand), a drama In 2020, Viu continues to bring the widest
service from PCCW Media Group, achieved leveraging youth-oriented stories and and most popular Korean content and Viu
new milestones in 2019 that demonstrate online fan fictions; and locally adapting Original productions to online audiences
the rapid growth of a highly engaged globally acclaimed properties, such as across markets in Southeast Asia and the
user base and continual increase in Black (Malaysia). Middle East. We look forward to showcasing
monetization reflected in revenue for the Viu’s Leadership Position According to these works from Asian creative talents
OTT video segment. Viu reached 41.4 App Annie Ranking to more audience internationally. We are
million monthly active users (MAU) at the Viu ranked number two in “IAP Revenue”, delighted to see an increasing appetite for
end of 2019, representing an increase of “Monthly Active Users”, “Total Time” Asian content from audience globally as
35% over 2018. Additionally, video views and “Avg Time per user” respectively evidenced by the sweeping Oscar wins for
grew 69% to 5.7 billion year-over-year. in December 2019 among top video Parasite this year, which can be watched
The expanding user base and increased streaming apps (entertainment category) on Viu in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand,
engagement have supported the growth in in Greater Southeast Asia (Hong Kong, Singapore and the Philippines starting
its video segment revenue which grew by Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore this month.” Ms. Lee added, “We thank
32% in 2019. and Thailand) as verified by App Annie. our partners and Viu’ers for enabling us
Viu Original Among Most Viewed This substantiates the scale of Viu’s user to reach new heights, taking our service to
More than 40% of Viu’ers have watched base as well as the quality of our users scale and improving our service based on
Viu Original productions and those titles as demonstrated by the high engagement feedback through content usage. This year
are ranked within the top five shows time as the number of users continue to we will continue to develop original content
viewed, amongst all new titles launched grow. Ms. Janice Lee, Managing Director and identify opportunities to build up local
in 2019. Viu focuses on three key areas PCCW Media Group and Chief Executive talent ecosystems in Asia, along the lines
when developing Viu Original - creating Officer of Viu, said, “We have a passion for of the Viu Pitching Forum and Viu Shorts!
original properties based on analytics and storytelling that cuts across languages Competitions which we established.”
insights of consumption on our platform; and cultural settings, and are drawn to
innovating new production concepts such universal stories told through a local lens.

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