Networking services: Malaysian, Pakistani firms sign deal

Telekom Malaysia and Multinet Pakistan sign deal to deliver IPVPN to corporate customers.

KUALA LUMPUR: Communication providers Telekom Malaysia and Multinet Pakistan have signed a deal to deliver internet protocol virtual private network (IPVPN) services to corporate customers in Malaysia and Pakistan.

The services will be offered via multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) technology, said Multinet Senior Executive Vice President, Rashid Shafi. He said: “This would cater to the rapidly increasing demand from corporate customers in Pakistan and Malaysia, especially for multipoint-to-multipoint connectivity services and highly scalable network solutions that support the bandwidth-demanding applications.”

Global Executive Vice President Telekom Malaysia, Rozaimy Abdul Rahman, said: “This collaboration will also facilitate enterprises in Pakistan and Malaysia to transform their business models to achieve economies of scale.”

Published in The Express Tribune, January 11^th, 2011.