TM consolidates its Malaysian business to strengthen fixed mobile convergence

TELEKOM Malaysia Bhd (TM) announced an internal reorganisation that involves the transfer of its business in Malaysia to a single operating entity named TM Technology Services Sdn Bhd (TM Tech).

The internal reorganisation is anticipated to complete by December 2023, it said in a statement today.

The reorganisation — which includes Unifi, TM One and TM Wholesale, among others — marks the next phase of the group’s transformation to be the enabler of a digital Malaysia, and to further improve its operational efficiencies, streamline processes and simplify customer touchpoints to provide a more seamless customer experience.

Incorporating its diverse businesses under TM Tech will also reinforce TM’s Fixed-Mobile Convergence leadership, offering integrated fixed broadband, mobile services, data services, digital content and innovative solutions to communities, businesses and the government, it said.

“As digital lifestyles, increasing competition and stakeholder expectations reshape the industry, consolidating these businesses into one operating entity will allow us to serve our diverse customer segments better and deliver their needs more quickly, Group CEO Imri Mokhtar said.

“Consolidating our suite of connectivity and digital offerings will also enable us to easily tap into the right combination of solutions to meet the unique needs of individual lifestyles and businesses.

“Furthermore, this reorganisation aligns us to industry best practices and will improve TM’s competitive edge among Malaysian and international telcos and digital players, as we continue to pursue our aspiration of becoming a leading human-centred TechCo,” he added. 

Under TM Tech, it said, consumers will continue to enjoy the fastest and widest all-in-one connectivity and digital content.

Meanwhile, enterprises and the public sector will also benefit from TM’s digital and smart solutions, including cloud and data centres, cybersecurity and smart industry offerings.

It added that the operating entity will also continue to champion TM’s nation-building efforts in expanding and modernising the country’s fibre network, data centres and submarine cable systems.

TM Tech will be led by TM’s existing senior management team and will bring together its diverse talents under a single company, encouraging greater agility and cross-functional collaboration to improve service quality, it said.

“Our Warga TM will remain the execution engine for TM and the country’s digital transformation. While our workforce will be realigned to this single operating entity, employee functions, entitlements and benefits will remain unchanged,” Imri explained.

Similarly, it said that all of TM’s partnerships, vendor and service agreements will remain in effect.

TM will now serve as an investment holding company for this operating entity, with all other subsidiaries within the group to remain status quo.

“Beyond TM’s own growth, this reorganisation strengthens our role in advancing the country’s digital transformation and to serve our customers in a more cohesive manner. While it marks a new milestone in our continuous transformation, we remain anchored to our purpose of enabling digital inclusion, opportunities and progress for all,” Imri concluded. — TMR / pic by TMR