TM LAUNCHES ITS FIRST MEDIA DELIVERY SERVICE LEVERAGING OCTOSHAPE STREAMING TECHNOLOGIES

Malaysian viewers are set to enjoy a whole new viewing experience

Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM), Malaysia’s leading new generation communications provider, today added a new service to its host of global solutions when it unveiled its TM Media Delivery Service (TM MDS) in collaboration with Octoshape, an industry leader in global streaming technologies.

Featured on Octoshape’s InfiniteHD™ platform, this service is equipped with patented resiliency, network efficiency and throughput technologies to deliver the highest quality video without buffering. The portfolio of services rolled out by TM includes both Octoshape’s video-on-demand services as well as its proven live video streaming services.

“Today, with the strategic collaboration with Octoshape, TM is very happy to launch TM MDS, our first media delivery service where TM’s customers will be able to enjoy excellent HD quality streaming video viewing experiences on the Internet and utilize its numerous benefits, which is among the best offering so far in the market. This will be particularly beneficial during major events live held either in Malaysia or anywhere around the world, where the audience will be able to experience live streaming with no buffering, as if they are physically present at the event venue itself and we are indeed excited to bring this enhanced experience to Malaysian viewers in particular,” said Rozaimy Abd Rahman, Executive Vice President of TM Global.

“Octoshape is thrilled to enable the TM MDS platform through the suite of Octoshape technologies” said Michael Koehn Milland, CEO of Octoshape. “With the extensive network and operational assets that TM brings to the table, we are confident the combined solution will bring a new level of consumer experience for live and on-demand Over The Top (OTT) Video to the market in Malaysia.”

TM MDS is an advanced streaming platform that offers superior quality via multiple features:

• High Definition (HD) Streaming – provides true HD quality video over the Internet with unique throughput optimization technology that penetrates through congested last mile or wireless networks.
• TV Streaming – realistic Live TV on the Internet with a unique solution that addresses quality, scale, and cost.
• Radio Streaming – exceptional audio streaming and instant-on audio with no buffering or dropout from anywhere in the world.
• Digital Video Recorder (DVR) – this service has the ability to rewind or jump forward effortlessly in time during a Live Stream.
• On Demand Service – provides instant access to HD quality video and unparalleled viewing experiences with an On Demand delivery system that is also equipped with “instant-seek” capabilities.

With TM’s fully meshed IP network and Octoshape’s resilient and patented technology, TM MDS enables simultaneous viewing for millions of users with no intervention and no wasted bandwidth, at no additional cost. TM MDS will allow viewers to enjoy a whole new viewing experience with the following benefits:

• Highest Scale – TM MDS adopts the same suite of multicast technologies that supported uninterrupted Live Internet streaming to over one million concurrent users in 200 countries.
• Global Streaming – State-of-the-art next generation Content Delivery Network (CDN) technology highlights throughput and resiliency features that are less susceptible to latency and packet loss. This allows smooth global streaming regardless of distance between the end-users and the servers.
• Multi-format and Player Integration – With TM MDS, integrating formats and players is easy. Standard encoders and players like Flash and Windows are supported across multiple browsers and operating systems.
• Longer Viewer Times – TM MDS takes care of the entire streaming process, from encoding to playback. Its ability to sustain higher bit rates can provide double the viewing time of other streaming technologies.

The collaboration with Octoshape will allow TM to offer an excellent viewing experience over the Internet, supported by HD features, targeting international media broadcasters from South East Asia and North Asia, and also local media broadcasters. Regardless of where the broadcasters content are hosted, TM MDS via Octoshape will provide superior viewing experiences either live or recorded, with no buffering.

TM, Malaysia’s leading new generation communications provider and broadband champion, has aggressively enhanced, improved and upgraded its IP service platform to further meet the ever demanding customers’ expectations. Earlier in 2011, the company has embarked into IPv6 capability to address the exhaustion of IPv4 in the region. TM IP services are also equipped with the latest security features such as black hole and clean pipes to secure its IP network against any unwanted threats.

TM, via its subsidiary VADS Berhad, provides world class global storage and a major hub for data in this region. As the largest Data Centre provider in the country, TM leverages on its 14 carrier-neutral data centres nationwide which are ISO 27001 certified and fulfill all Tier 3 standards and Tier 4 ready; backed by its extensive nationwide and global high-speed IP network, coupled with its existing vast customer base to offer high Service Level Assurance, superlative levels of availability, security with high redundancy for its clients. It will enable companies to have an IT infrastructure without the complexity of procurement and capital investment.