TM Net
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TM Net is an internet service provider
in Malaysia. It is the largest fixed line broadband provider in Malaysia It also provides Internet Protocol television and other multimedia services. TM net is a wholly owned subsidiary of Malaysia's main telecommunication provider, TM Bhd
.
TM Net was established in 1995 by Telekom Malaysia Bhd
as part of Malaysia National Broadband Plan. It was initially deployed on a trial basis between TM Net and COINS. The first commercial trial of xDSL by TM was done through a service known as HiS that was deployed together with Ericsson
in 1999.
The original Streamyx broadband internet service was launched in April 2001 at speed of 384 kbit/s. In June 2007, TM Net launched its 4 Mbit/s service at selected locations, which was the fastest speed available at the time.
In 10 December 2009, TM Net is rolling out a fiber optic service under High Speed Broadband (HSBB) from March 2010. Currently the Malaysian internet infrastructure has been identified as not meeting the current standards as required by basic web applications such as that of YouTube, Skype, and thus concludes that Malaysia may not ultimately reap the benefits of broadband. On another note, Malaysia’s High Speed Broadband Project aims to overcome this, although it should be noted that this project merely involves introducing a new service rather than actually improving existing sub-par services.
The long-standing capping on all international connections was recently acknowledged during a local radio show on a local station called "BFM 89.9" whereby the CEO of Telekom Malaysia or TM, the parent company of TM Net, introduced the existance of a so called "fair usage policy" after years of denying that such a policy exists. The CEO said that TM Net has only recently imposed a "traffic management" program on Streamyx users that involves blanket throttling of all international connections and websites when he was asked by the host of the radio show, although users have been complaining about slow speeds on local forums and blogs for years. However, even after the CEO has admitted to the fact that TM Net's Streamyx services have been capped, nothing has been done to improve the quality of service for Streamyx. They have instead just opted to introduce a newer and more costly service, Unifi.
Internet service provider
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in Malaysia. It is the largest fixed line broadband provider in Malaysia It also provides Internet Protocol television and other multimedia services. TM net is a wholly owned subsidiary of Malaysia's main telecommunication provider, TM Bhd
Telekom Malaysia
Telekom Malaysia Berhad , DBA TM, is the largest integrated solutions provider in Malaysia, and one of Asia's leading communications companies, with a market capitalisation of RM13.9 billion and a workforce of 26,629 employees. Established as the Telecommunications Department of Malaya in 1946, it...
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TM Net was established in 1995 by Telekom Malaysia Bhd
Telekom Malaysia
Telekom Malaysia Berhad , DBA TM, is the largest integrated solutions provider in Malaysia, and one of Asia's leading communications companies, with a market capitalisation of RM13.9 billion and a workforce of 26,629 employees. Established as the Telecommunications Department of Malaya in 1946, it...
as part of Malaysia National Broadband Plan. It was initially deployed on a trial basis between TM Net and COINS. The first commercial trial of xDSL by TM was done through a service known as HiS that was deployed together with Ericsson
Ericsson
Ericsson , one of Sweden's largest companies, is a provider of telecommunication and data communication systems, and related services, covering a range of technologies, including especially mobile networks...
in 1999.
The original Streamyx broadband internet service was launched in April 2001 at speed of 384 kbit/s. In June 2007, TM Net launched its 4 Mbit/s service at selected locations, which was the fastest speed available at the time.
In 10 December 2009, TM Net is rolling out a fiber optic service under High Speed Broadband (HSBB) from March 2010. Currently the Malaysian internet infrastructure has been identified as not meeting the current standards as required by basic web applications such as that of YouTube, Skype, and thus concludes that Malaysia may not ultimately reap the benefits of broadband. On another note, Malaysia’s High Speed Broadband Project aims to overcome this, although it should be noted that this project merely involves introducing a new service rather than actually improving existing sub-par services.
The long-standing capping on all international connections was recently acknowledged during a local radio show on a local station called "BFM 89.9" whereby the CEO of Telekom Malaysia or TM, the parent company of TM Net, introduced the existance of a so called "fair usage policy" after years of denying that such a policy exists. The CEO said that TM Net has only recently imposed a "traffic management" program on Streamyx users that involves blanket throttling of all international connections and websites when he was asked by the host of the radio show, although users have been complaining about slow speeds on local forums and blogs for years. However, even after the CEO has admitted to the fact that TM Net's Streamyx services have been capped, nothing has been done to improve the quality of service for Streamyx. They have instead just opted to introduce a newer and more costly service, Unifi.