TIME dotCom Delivers 100Mbps Home Broadband

100Mbps Home Broadband Service, Fastest-Ever to Malaysian Homes
Powered by the Only 100% Pure Fibre Network to High-Rise Residential Homes
RM179 Per Month with Zero Entry Cost, No Rental Fees and No Equipment Deposits 

Shah Alam, 4 September 2012 – TIME dotCom Bhd (“TIME” or “the Group”) today launched TIME Fibre 100Mbps Home Broadband, Malaysia’s fastest home broadband service with speeds up to 100Mbps, responding to customer demands for greater speed and reliability.

TIME’s package offers 100Mbps priced at RM179 per month, a combination that no other existing home broadband package comes close to. The maximum speed currently offered in Malaysia is just 30Mbps. TIME’s 100% fibre optic network reaches approximately 100,000 homes in the Klang Valley and Penang. 

Exactly how fast is 100Mbps broadband? It’s up to 5 times faster than our competitors’ best offering to download movies, or share 100 high resolution photos on Facebook. Avid users of social networking sites will be able to upload YouTube videos in a matter of seconds.

“We’re going to blow everyone out of the water with this product," said Afzal Abdul Rahim, Chief Executive Officer of TIME dotCom Bhd. "At these speeds, we are offering home users a high-speed internet experience currently unmatched anywhere in Malaysia”. 

TIME introduced fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) to the Malaysian market in early 2010, using state-of-the-art fibre optic technology. Today, TIME remains the only operator to deliver 100% fibre to customers’ premises in high-rise buildings. What’s more, the network will in future be upgradeable to support higher data rates, meeting the ever-increasing demands of a data-hungry market. 

“Today, we are bringing Malaysia up to speed,” said Afzal. “We’re raising the bar for Malaysia’s Internet service – it puts us at least on par with – or better than – many developed countries around the world.” 

For more information on TIME Fibre 100Mbps Home Broadband, visit www.time.com.my or check service availability in your area at http://www.time.com.my/help/availabilitysearch.asp

TIMEdotCom appoints Upfront Media for digital revamp

Singapore, 21st August 2012 - Malaysia's leading fibre broadband provider TIME dotCom (TIME) chooses Upfront Media to bring its website to the next phase and suit customers’ current and future needs.

TIME’s website will be architected to meet customers’ demands for more real time information and to allow them to better manage their network usage.

Upfront Media will also develop a sleek, new user interface for TIME’s customer portal, focusing on “Pushing Performance” as the core theme. Overall, the project will see the introduction of cutting-edge design elements and innovative features that will ease navigation and improve user-friendliness.

“The fact that we won this project in Malaysia proves the outstanding capabilities of our agency”, said Manu Menon, Upfront Media’s Managing Director for Malaysia. “Our role here is to help build a digital presence for TIME that stands out in the telecommunications industry”.

Upfront Media is a Technology led Communication Planning and Activation Agency that provides integrated, results driven solutions for its clients. Headquartered in Singapore, it is rapidly expanding across the APAC region, with offices in Malaysia and the Philippines.

600 GAMERS EXPECTED AT WORLD CYBER GAMES MALAYSIA 2011

Champions of four games to represent Malaysia at the grand final in Korea

Kuala Lumpur, Friday (October 7, 2011) – Exciting and tense moments are part of the game over the next three days at the national level World Cyber Games (WCG) Malaysia 2011 which has attracted 600 gamers from across the nation.

Taking place at the new PIKOM ICT Mall CapSquare here in the city, this year’s WCG Malaysia 2011 (from 10am – 9pm) features nine games, five of which are official titles while the rest are promotional games.
350 gamers are competing in the five official games with one common goal, that is to clinch the national championship title. Winners of four of the games, ie StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, FIFA 11 and League Of Legends will represent Malaysia at the WCG grand final considered as the world’s largest e-sports Olympics, in Busan, Korea from December 8 – 11. The 5th official game is Counter Strike 1.6.

“WCG Malaysia offers an excellent platform for gamers throughout the country to come together to compete, enjoy and respect the e-game environment. The fact that we are seeing a significant growth in the number of people playing e-games each year is testament to the growing popularity of e-sports.

“We have many good gamers and it is important that we nurture their skills and allow them the chance to compete on the global stage alongside other world-class players,” said Shaifubahrim Saleh, PIKOM President at the opening of WCG Malaysia 2011 today.

Shaifu added that e-games can be considered an innovative teaching tool that enables gamers, game developers and industry players to interact and share knowledge, ultimately advancing the development of the local multimedia and creative content industries.

With PIKOM's affiliation with TIME dotCom Berhad (TIME), this year's event is powered by the TIME Fibre Broadband™. Gamers will enjoy the fastest, most secure and reliable broadband connection this event has ever seen.

Except for Counter Strike 1.6 and League Of Legends which require a team of five players each, the remaining three official games are individual events. 16 teams will vie for the Counter Strike 1.6 championship title with eight teams competing for the League Of Legends’ championship title.

The finals of the five official games will take place on Sunday, October 9 on the stage located at the ground floor of the PIKOM ICT Mall.

Besides the five official games, another 250 gamers will be demonstrating their skills in four promotional titles, ie Super Dancer Online – Xtreme (SDO-X), Mission Against Terror (MAT), Super Street Fighter 4 and Tekken 6 . Super Street Fighter 4 and Tekken 6 will be held on October 8 and 9 at the TGV Cinema in Hall 3 of the mall.

Winners of the five official and four promotional games will take away cash and prizes worth more than RM150,000.

At today’s WCG Malaysia 2011 opening, Orange Internet Shop Sdn Bhd, Malaysia’s largest chain cybercafé, also announced that it is sponsoring RM60,000 for its Orange Esports Counter Strike 1.6 team and another RM50,000 for its League Of Legends’ team over three years. The funds will be used to purchase gaming gears, for training facilities and competition traveling, among others.

Visitors to this year’s WCG Malaysia will also be able to shop for the latest games, software and hardware products from exhibitors such as Samsung, MOL, All IT Hypermarket, Kingston, NVIDIA, TP-Link, Karldon, Garena, Online e-Club, CiB Net Station, J!NX / Robotics and many more.

Sponsors of WCG Malaysia 2011 include TIME dotCom, Razer, Alienware, Seagate, Intel, Cooler Master, Gigabyte, TGV Cinema and Epson, amongst others.

2011 年马来西亚世界电玩奥运赛料获600 位玩家参赛

四项电玩冠军将代表马来西亚出席在韩国举行的总决赛

Kuala Lumpur, Friday (October 7, 2011) –吸引600 位电玩玩家参赛的2011 年马来西亚世界电玩奥远赛，在未来三天的举行期间将充满兴奋与紧张的气氛。

在吉隆坡新开张的PIKOM ICT Mall CapSquare 举行的2011 年马来西亚世界电玩奥远赛（早上10 时至晚上9 时）共分成9 项不同的电玩; 其中5 项是正式电玩，余者则是促销电玩项目。

350 位玩家拥有共同目标，即在5 项正式电玩中争夺冠军宝座。在这4 项电玩，分别为StarCraft II 、Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne、FIFA 11 与 League Of Legends 胜出的全国冠军，皆能代表马来西亚出战在釜山举行的世界电玩奥运总决赛。世界电玩奥运赛可说是全世界最大型的电玩赛会。第五项正式电玩是Counter Strike 1.6。

“2011 年马来西亚世界电玩奥远赛为全国各地的玩家提供卓越平台，给与竞争、分享及重视电玩的环境。实际上，我们见到了电玩人数每年增加，意味着电子竞技日渐受到欢迎与普及。”

“我们拥有许多强大的玩家，因此拥有一个可以培训他们技巧的平台是很重要的，同时也让他们有机会站在全球舞台上与其他世界级玩家一较高低。” 马来西亚电脑及多媒体协会（PIKOM） 总裁Shaifubahrim Saleh 在今天举行的2011 年马来西亚世界电玩奥远赛开幕礼上发表谈话。PIKOM 是2011 年马来西亚世界电玩奥远赛的策略伙伴。

Shaifu 指出，电子竞技可被视为革新教学工具，让电玩玩家、开发商与业界人士互动与分享知识，最终推动本地多媒体领域与创意内容业的发展。

除了Counter Strike 1.6 与 League Of Legends 是5 人一组的电玩，余下3 项电玩都是个人赛；共有16 级队伍争夺Counter Strike 1.6 的冠军宝座，同时有8 队争夺League Of Legends 的冠军头衔。

除了5 项正式电玩主题，另有250 位玩家将在促销电玩主题中展现他们的身手，包括Super Dancer Online – Xtreme (SDO-X) 、 Mission Against Terror (MAT)、Super Street Fighter 4 与 Tekken 6 ，将于10 月8 日及9 日在广场TGV 戏院的第三厅举行。

5 项正式电玩的大决赛将在10 月9 日（星期日）举行，地点是PIKOM ICT Mall 底楼的舞台。

2011 年马来西亚世界电玩奥远赛5 项正式电玩与4 项促销电玩的赢家，将带走一系列的丰富现金与奖品，总值超过15 万令吉。


在今天举行的2011 年马来西亚世界电玩奥远赛开幕礼上，马来西亚最大的连锁网咖Orange Internet Shop Sdn Bhd 也宣布赞助6 万令吉予其Orange Esports Counter Strike 1.6 队伍及另外5 万令吉予其League Of Legends 队伍，为期3 年。

这些赞助费将用来购买电玩设备供作培训与比赛旅费等用途。今年的马来西亚世界电玩奥远赛参观者将能够有机会接触与购买到参展商展出的最新且最流行的电玩主题、软件与硬件产品等，包括Samsung、MOL、All IT Hypermarket、Kingston、NVIDIA、TP-Link、Karldon、Garena、Online e-Club、CiB Net Station、J!NX / Robotics 及其他更多等。

2011 年马来西亚世界电玩奥远赛的赞助商包括TIME dotCom、Razer 、Alienware、Seagate、Intel、 Cooler Master、Gigabyte、 TGV Cinema 、 Epson及其他等。

TIME dotCom ON ROAD TO RECOVERY

Q109 Losses Down By 61.7%, Revenue Up 12.1%

SHAH ALAM, June 16 – TIME dotCom Berhad (TdC) financial results for the first quarter 2009 (Q109) shows that the telecommunications service provider is on the road to recovery as losses were narrowed and revenue improved.

TdC’s revenue for Q109 increase by 12.1% to RM74 million compared to RM66 million in the corresponding quarter last year (Q108). The company had also reduced its losses by some 61.7% or RM34.7 million in Q109 versus RM56 million in Q108.

According to Afzal Abdul Rahim, Chief Executive Officer of TdC, the higher revenue was attributed to the stronger data revenue offset by the reduction in voice revenue. The reduction in losses on the other hand was mainly due to lower depreciation and finance charges, offset by the loss on the disposal of the company’s shares in DiGi Berhad.

He went on to say that the challenge would be to sustain and even improved the company’s financials amidst expected stagnation in demand due to the challenging economic condition as well as increased competition from other industry players.

“While our financial result for the first quarter is positive and a morale booster to start the year, the turnaround of TdC is far from complete. We will continue to undertake corporate renewal exercises spanning operations, culture and training -- a process which may take 24 months,” said Afzal.

He added that the telecommunications service provider will continue to focus on its more lucrative operations with greater growth potential. This would be data service offering in the wholesale, enterprise and corporate market segments, which was the company’s biggest earnings contributor for Q109.

“The focus on data service offerings will allow us to optimize our existing infrastructure and take advantage of the many opportunities currently available in the market place.”

On its target audience, Afzal said that the company will focus on the small and medium enterprise market and push its products and services to corporations as well as the government.

TdC, which has been going through several cost cutting measures implemented since late last year, has seen its operating expenditure shrunk 27.1% from RM107.1 million in Q108 to RM78.1 million in Q109.

Some of the cost saving efforts includes reassessment of its capital expenditure, freeze of new hire and advertising and reviewing of contracts with several vendors in the area of networks and equipment maintenance.

The company according to Afzal is also looking at other cost cutting measures such as exploring the use of open source software for the company’s IT needs.

“We are committed to reducing our operating costs and strengthening the company from the core as improvement in our internal operations and a stronger TdC would see us attaining market share and return the company to profitability.

“Though to realise this, we have to re-build the organisation, tap the potential in the market place for our products and services and restore engineering pedigree – not an easy task, but achievable,” said Afzal.

TdC held its 12th Annual General Meeting today, chaired by its Chairman Dato’ Wan Muhamad Wan Ibrahim.

Packet One Primes for WiMAX Rollout

Signs partnerships with Fiberail and AIMS for greater service reliability and a comprehensive network with local telecommunications operators.

Kuala Lumpur – 12 June 2008 - Packet One Networks (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (P1), Malaysia’s WiMAX licensee holder and a subsidiary of Green Packet Berhad, is finalizing its upcoming WiMAX rollout by signing agreements with a network facility provider, Fiberail Sdn Bhd and AIMS Asia, a leading Internet transit provider.

P1’s CEO, Michael Lai, said “P1 aims to truly enhance the quality of digital lifestyle for our fellow Malaysians. By partnering with Fiberail and AIMS, we bring to people across Malaysia a faster, more reliable WiMAX experience and borderless communications – voice and data - at a fraction of the current fixed-line and mobile rates. Everything we do at P1 is evaluated through the question ‘Does this improve the way people currently live, learn and play in Malaysia’.

The tie-up with the telecommunications service provider, Fiberail, will enable P1 to accelerate its network deployment by utilizing Fiberail’s highly reliable, nationwide, fiber optic network, for its WiMAX backhaul. The agreement with Fiberail will provide greater flexibility in provisioning of scalable bandwidth for P1’s WiMAX rollout in-line with market demands. A fiber optic backhaul does not suffer from environmental interference problems, it offers large bandwith capacity and better SLAs as it does not require Line of Sight (LOS) to the access point, hence ensuring a superior WiMAX experience for the end users.

While the partnership with Fiberail contributes towards better and faster connectivity, the partnership with AIMS Asia and local telcos enhance P1’s ability to provide a better voice and data interconnect with all local and key international telecommunication providers. This will be realized through the Access Agreements signed with all local telcos and hosting of P1’s Internet upstream switch at AIMS’s datacenter.

AIMS Asia Group CEO, Afzal Abdul Rahim, said “We are extremely pleased to be a key partner of Packet One in rolling out one of the most comprehensive WiMAX networks in Malaysia and wider. Our capabilities as an Internet transit provider will enable P1 to enjoy world-class facilities putting the company on par with our other Tier 1 upstream service providing customers, such as PCCW, HGC, and Pacnet. Our fully fault-tolerant and redundant systems will allow P1 to maximize their service uptime and facilitate easier and more efficient service management”. Under this agreement, P1 will lease Internet upstream bandwidth from AIMS for international traffic and port connection to Malaysian Internet Exchange (MyIX) for local Internet traffic, he added.

Registered with MCMC, the Access Agreements with local telcos namely TM &TMNet, Maxis, Celcom, Digi and TimeDotCom; will enable P1’s Voice service users to dial numbers of other networks, allowing its subscribers to call across networks seamlessly.

DiGi and Time dotCom 3G Spectrum transfer completed

KUALA LUMPUR, 7 May 2008: TIME dotCom Berhad (TdC) and DiGi.Com Berhad(DiGi) can now execute their joint business plans to strengthen their corebusinesses with the successful transfer of the 3G Spectrum from TdC to DiGi today. An allotment of 27.5 million new shares to TdC was made as well inconsideration for the transfer of the 3G spectrum with all its rights andbenefits to DiGi.

This was announced at the official transfer ceremony where Datuk Dr. HalimShafie, Chairman of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commissionhanded the Spectrum assignment documents to DiGi Chief Executive Officer,Johan Dennelind. The event was witnessed by the Deputy Secretary General 1for the Ministry of Energy, Water and Communications, Dr. Mohd PadzilHashim, who represented the Minister, Yang Berhormat Dato' Shaziman AbuMansor; and Dato' Wan Muhammad Wan Ibrahim, Chairman of TdC.

As outlined in the Definitive Agreement between both parties on 25 January2008, TdC and DiGi would leverage on their respective core businesses tofully optimise the existing networks and resources currently owned by bothparties.

The 3G Spectrum transfer exercise was also approved by the shareholders ofboth parties at their respective Extraordinary General Meetings.

For DiGi, the 3G Spectrum offers opportunities to enhance its mobile networkcapacity and efficiency, and provide a platform for ongoing innovation anddevelopment of enhanced mobile and broadband services.

"We have been very successful without 3G in the past; however, we believethe timing is right for DiGi to start the rollout of broadband services toour customers. We are excited that this Spectrum will enable us tocontribute actively to the extensive deployment of broadband infrastructureand services in keeping with the aspirations of the National Broadband Plan," said Johan Dennelind.

"We are currently working hard undertaking technical trials and with theseapprovals, we are targeting to launch 3G services and mobile broadbandduring the second half of this year," he added.

"I am very happy today because with this transfer, TIME dotCom and DiGihave entered into a service agreement, which sees TIME dotCom, through oursubsidiary TT dotCom Sdn Bhd, appointed as DiGi's wholesale partner for a3-year period, contributing fixed bandwidth businesses worth at least RM12.5million each year. With the completion of the 3G Spectrum transfer, TIMEdotCom stake in DiGi will increase to 10% of the enlarged paid up capital ofDiGi," said Dato' Wan Muhamad.

The transfer of the 3G Spectrum to DiGi does not result in TIME dotComexiting from the 3G market because it will be able to participate via anMVNO arrangement with DiGi once DiGi have rolled out the 3G network. In themeantime, TIME dotCom will focus on enhancing its Next Generation-IP networkand Broadband services for the Corporate, Government and Wholesale market segments.

The completion of the 3G Spectrum transfer establishes the foundation forthe Alliance between both parties to collaborate on several business areasthat can further contribute towards enhancing the nation'stelecommunications needs. Both parties will look into:

** jointly developing new service offerings in the area of Fixed MobileConvergence;
**optimising the usage of TdC's domestic and international fibrenetworks by DiGi;
**reselling of mobile services, including Mobile Virtual NetworkOperator services by TdC for selected markets; and
**exploring mutual transfer of knowledge and technology between theemployees of both parties.

TIME DOTCOM SPONSORS UPM EXCELLENCE AWARDS

KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday 28 November 2007 – As part of its continuous effort in supporting local education especially in the area of information and communication technology (ICT), TIME dotCom has sponsored three Awards of Excellence for top final year students from the Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM).

The awards were presented to the Best Graduate in Academic, Excellent Graduate in Project and Best Overall Graduate for the faculty’s Bachelor of Engineering (Computer and Communication Systems) programme for the 2006/2007 session.

This year, Liew Yeong Tat received the TIME dotCom Award of Excellence for Best Graduate in Academic while Chuah Boon Hooi was named Excellent Graduate in Project. Izman Haidi Mohd Ibrahim was presented the TIME dotCom Award of Excellence for Best Overall Graduate.
They each received RM800 in cash, a plaque and a certificate.

The awards were presented during the Faculty’s Annual Award Presentation Ceremony, which was held at its auditorium at the UPM main campus in Serdang on November 22, 2007.

Time dotCom推出10Mbps家用寬頻服務

TIME DOTCOM PARTNERS PALETTE MULTIMEDIA TO LAUNCH 10Mbps BROADBAND TO HOMESKUALA LUMPUR, 30 August 2007 – TIME dotCom Berhad today became the first Internet Service Provider (ISP) in Malaysia to offer 10 megabits per second (Mbps) high-speed broadband to residential homes. The service called Netlynx, is offered in collaboration with Palette Multimedia Berhad and piloted in the up-market Damansara Perdana area in Selangor.

Available in packages of 2, 4, 6 and 10 Mbps, the service gives customers the flexibility to opt for the desired bandwidth that suits their requirements. Described as the next generation broadband, the 10 Mbps-to-the-home service was officially launched by the Minister of Energy, Water and Communications Dato’ Seri Dr. Lim Keng Yaik. Also present were TIME dotCom Managing Director Dato’ Baharum Salleh and Palette Multimedia Executive Director Mr. Sukhdev Singh.

Netlynx will be available for subscription in Damansara Perdana from 3 September 2007 onwards.

“This is a landmark event by TIME dotCom and Palette Multimedia as it revolutionises the broadband experience for users in Malaysia. A 10Mbps broadband service is already a common thing in countries like Japan and Korea but I am very pleased that this is now happening in Malaysia,” said Dato’ Seri Dr. Lim.

“This will certainly give a brand new experience of broadband to the users and will truly revolutionise and set high standards for the industry. TIME dotCom and Palette Multimedia are what I call revolutionary players for the industry. An efficient high-speed broadband service will only encourage more users to embrace the next generation technology and this certainly works well towards our MyICMS objective to achieve a broadband penetration of 75 percent of Malaysian households by 2010,” he added.

Together with Palette, TIME dotCom concurrently launched the service in Nusajaya, Johor, and plans to expand the service to other parts of the Klang Valley, Penang island, and Johor Bahru in the next six months. TIME dotCom has the most extensive fibre trunk network in the country, consisting of over 3,600 km of terrestrial 0backup system with landing points around the perimeter of Peninsular Malaysia.

TIME dotCom Managing Director Dato’ Baharum Salleh said: “We are confident that this service will receive an overwhelming response from the consumers as they have been waiting for it for a long time. Netlynx will put Malaysia at par with other ICT-advanced countries in the region such as Japan, Korea and Hong Kong. As for commercial users, we are also enabling Netlynx of 30 Mbps up to 100 Mbps for commercial applications by mid-September somewhere in Petaling Jaya, Selangor.”

“With this kind of broadband speed, the user can do a lot of things. Bandwidth will never be a problem or an issue any more. What’s more, Netlynx is very flexible you can opt for any package anytime, according to your needs. Netlynx is such an innovative breakthrough as it encompasses all three communications services i.e. Internet access, voice and video,” explained Dato’ Baharum.

“Since our core network is now fully Internet Protocol (IP)-based, we are now able to offer a variety of IP services over Netlynx such as managed applications and hosted applications for businesses, and other value added services such as Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP), Voice over Broadband (VOBB), content services, security, storage ,Video on Demand (VoD) and IPTV,” he added.

Meanwhile, Palette Multimedia Executive Director Mr Sukhdev Singh said: “We are pleased to be partnering TIME dotCom on this project to bring true triple play services to subscribers. Palette is pleased to be the technology provider for this project, encompassing the infrastructure, network systems, VOIP and IPTV products as well as our home grown Mobilette product for managing the network. We have garnered extensive experience over the past few years in implementing high speed wired and WIMAX networks throughout the region and we are pleased to bring that experience as well as our R&D abilities to this partnership both in Damansara Perdana and Nusajaya. This revolutionary launch on the eve of Malaysia’s 50th Merdeka celebrations brings Malaysia up to par with the most leading edge internet access deployments worldwide.”