Farah Adilla
KUALA LUMPUR: Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) has today signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Huawei Technologies (M) Sdn Bhd, which will see further expansion of cloud services offered by unit TM One.
TM group chief executive officer Datuk Noor Kamarul Anuar Nuruddin said with the collaboration, TM Cloud Alpha (Cloud α) sevices are set to enable next-generation innovation for its customers.
He said TM was the only local player with its own core data centres and cloud infrastructure with full data residency, locality and sovereignty in Malaysia and subjected to regulations in Malaysia.
"With these digital infrastructure and services, we can offer a complete data residency and locality in Malaysia.
"Combining cloud, artificial intelligence (AI) and the most advanced cybersecurity practices and technologies for our cloud operations, TM is striding strongly forward as the only Malaysian-owned end-to-end cloud infrastructure service provider.
"Holistically, we are an ideal cloud service provider for the nation and our partnership with global partners such as Huawei is yet another testament of TM's prominent role as the enabler of digital Malaysia," he said.
TM One executive vice president and chief executive officer Ahmad Taufek Omar said the collaboration would strengthen its position to become the leading cloud service provider and cloud aggregator in the market and in the country.
"This collaboration with Huawei Malaysia is another milestone for TM One as we now have full cloud capability as a core offering.
"It also provides TM One the opportunity to capture growth in Malaysia, which is expected to grow at a compunded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 27 per cent in the next five years.
"More smart services and Big Data analytics solutions based on AI capabilities can also be introduced to the market, powered by Cloud α," he said
Earlier in April, TM One launched Cloud α, the end-to-end, full stack cloud service comprising Infrastructure-as-a Service, Platform-as-a-service, Software-as-a-Service, Cloud Professional Services and Managed Cloud Services.