TM’s HSBB service to be launched March 24

PETALING JAYA: Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) is set to launch its much-awaited High Speed Broadband (HSBB) retail service on March 24.

TM will announce the HSBB packages and pricing at a launch in Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, said the company in a statement.

The HSBB retail packages will comprise the so-called triple-play services of voice, video (Internet Protocol TV and video-on-demand) and high speed Internet.

HSBB offers bandwidth at speeds of 10Mbps (megabits per second) and above to support the delivery of TM’s triple play offerings.

The 10Mbps speeds are in excess of the current fastest available broadband speeds of 4Mbps offered by TM’s existing Streamyx service.

Such high surfing speeds would mean smoother videoconferencing, video streaming, e-commerce transactions, and multiplayer gaming on the Web, the company said.

The RM11.3bil national HSBB project is a partnership between TM and the Government to develop high speed broadband for the nation. TM is putting in RM8.9bil while the Government is contributing RM2.4bil to the effort.

The initial four areas that will be covered by HSBB services at the time of service launch will be Shah Alam, Subang Jaya, Taman Tun Dr Ismail and Bangsar. Some 300 users in those four areas are already participating in HSBB user trials currently.