The partnership will see TM hosting Akamai NetStorage – a secure managed service for the storage of large volume of data – via its Internet Protocol-based (IP-based) network to customers in South Asia.
Akamai Technologies is a leading cloud platform provider while Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) is a New Generation Network service provider in Malaysia.
TM’s IP network is delivered over its diverse international network infrastructure with worldwide Point of Presence (POPs) connectivity.
“The Akamai NetStorage will attract a high voume of Internet traffic to TM’s network, and definitely strengthen Malaysia’s position as a regional Internet hub,” said Rozaimy Abd Rahman, Executive Vice President of TM Global.Akamai NetStorage will be deployed in TM’s Data Center in Cyberjaya, Malaysia, which is targeted for completion by end of 2011. This will be Akamai’s only such storage facility in South Asia.
Historically, Internet users in Asia used to receive large amounts of content such as websites and videos from North America only.
The partnership with TM will allow Akamai to gain storage and co-location capacity in South Asia, and will serve to increase the transit bandwidth on the Akamai Intelligent Platform, Akamai’s cloud-based platform with global reach and local delivery capabilities.
Akamai Intelligent Platform delivers astronomical amounts of Web content on its infrastructure:
- 1M mobile apps delivered day
- Over 1 trillion Internet interactions daily
- 85% of Internet users are a single network hop away
- More than $200B in online commerce enabled annually
- Scalable and 100% available
Akamai NetStorage service offers multiple terabytes of storage capacity on demand, automatic failover capability, content replication and connectivity to multiple Internet service providers. It also intelligently monitors network traffic and automatically avoids congestion and overloads for better overall user experience.
“With the collaboration, TM’s customers will be able to enjoy excellent internet connectivity and enhanced surfing experience as the source of content is stored locally here, which will result in seamless network performance,” Rozaimy added.TM has aggressively enhanced, improved and upgraded its IP service platform to further meet the ever demanding customers’ expectations. Earlier this year, the company has embarked into IPv6 capability to address the exhaustion of IPv4 in the region.
TM IP service is equipped with the latest security features such as black hole and clean pipe to secure its IP network against any unwanted threats.
VADS Berhad, a subsidiary of TM, provides global storage and serves as a major hub for data in the 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 which fulfill all Tier 3 standards and Tier 4 ready.
This is backed by its extensive nationwide and global high-speed IP network, and 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.
