TM Wholesale, Swarmio collaborates to provide gaming, e-sport services in Asean

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KUALA LUMPUR: Telekom Malaysia Bhd’s (TM) wholesale domestic and international business arm, TM Wholesale, has collaborated with Swarmio Media Holdings Inc to provide gaming and e-sport services across the ASEAN region with accessible and high-quality digital experiences.

In a statement today, both parties said the collaboration allowed both companies to capitalise on their core capabilities and bring exceptional digital experience to the table.

"TM Wholesale will provide Swarmio Media with access to its extensive coverage and wide-reaching network and infrastructure ecosystems in order to bring ember, Swarmio Media’s plug and play gaming and e-sports platform, closer to users.

"This will also allow Swarmio Media’s latency-optimised edge computing technology to expand, enabling ember subscribers to enjoy ultra-low-latency gaming experiences with faster download speeds,” the statement said.

They said the collaboration would also see TM Wholesale actively participate in the marketing, distribution and sales of ember to its existing customer network of major telcos across the Middle East, Asia, Oceania and Africa.

TM Wholesale executive vice president Amar Huzaimi Md Deris said the gaming and e-sports industry has become one of the fastest-growing forms of entertainment over the last two years.

"And looking at this thriving, mega-dollar industry emerging to be a game-changer, TM Wholesale is thrilled to be part of this new business opportunity.

He said the collaboration marked another milestone for TM Wholesale as it continue to adapt to the current digital trend and expand its business, going beyond just connectivity.

"It complements the edge ecosystem offerings that we have been working on for content and digital solutions, which we call TM Edge solution,” he added.

Meanwhile, Swarmio Media chief executive officer Vijai Karthigesu said the collaboration enabled the company to significantly boost operations and deliver a high-quality gaming and e-sports service to telco users in ASEAN. - Bernama