Wednesday, 21 December 2011

Telekom partners Pruvent for broadband products

TELEKOM Research & Development Sdn Bhd (TMR&D) will develop more high-speed broadband-based products under a collaboration with 30-member strong Persatuan Usahawan Vendor Telekom Malaysia (Pruvent).



The products include wireless broadband access, broadband powerline, studio-grade multicast video conferencing system, instant messenger software called UnMe, radio frequency identification and fibre-to-the-home technologies.

TMR&D will also benefit from the tie-up by leveraging on Pruvent’s capabilities to commercialise the products.

According to TMR&D’s chief executive officer Dr Shahruddin Muslimin, the company will be engaging in mutually beneficial business collaboration with Pruvent by licensing the rights over the intellectual property and products.

“They will then be able to manufacture and market the products based on our technologies to serve the telecommunications needs for both local and overseas markets,” he said in Cyberjaya last week.

Pruvent’s deputy president Datuk Zaharah A. Kadir said following the signing of the agreement, the association will kick off activities by getting the licence of two products from TMR&D – first to be manufactured for Telekom Malaysia, then for the consumption of the local market.

“Over the next two to three years, we plan to produce TMR&D technology-based products for markets that the TM Group are present in such as the Asean market, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh,” she said.

Pruvent will also be working closely with Sirim Berhad to work on the marketing and packaging aspects. – By Rozana Sani

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