Bintai Kinden partners telco specialist to install telco infra in hospitals

PETALING JAYA: Bintai Kinden Corp Bhd wholly-owned sub-subsidiary Johnson Medical International Sdn Bhd (JMI), has formalised a venture with MN Permai Netcom Sdn Bhd (MNP) for the sales, marketing and installation of telecommunication services to healthcare centres and other medical sites governed by the Ministry of Health (MOH) under JMI’s portfolio.

JMI is specialised in healthcare solutions and medical support systems while MNP is an end-to-end telecommunications solutions provider covering smart fiber-to-the-home, smart cloud solutions, broadband, 3G as well as 4G/5G offload, smart poles and business cloud solutions, among others.

Under the agreement, JMI will market telecommunication services to MOH or any private hospital provided by MNP, which will be involved in sales as well as the installation of the services.

Services provided by MNP include managing the backhaul network; supplying and installing access network equipment; interconnection with third parties; designing the interconnection and backhaul network infrastructure; designing infrastructure access network; maintaining the access network; supplying and installing technical-based on-site requirements and; providing maintenance services.

Bintai Kinden executive director Azri Azerai (pic) said this agreement leverages on the strengths of both parties.

“JMI has a network of hospital contacts with a solid presence in Malaysia and understand the needs of hospitals and people who work in them. We listen to our customers and want to provide them with services or products that solves their problems or fulfil their needs. The telecommunications services offered by MNP enables faster data transfer speed as well as application performance, faster streaming of videos, reduces buffering, increases data transfer capability and enables interactivity.”

MNP managing director Malik Faizal Bakar said ever since its establishment in 2014, it has

expanded to become a provider of comprehensive services ranging from planning, building, operating and optimising networks including inside plant solutions, outside plant solutions and technical support.

“We also have the expertise in managing large telco infrastructure projects as we were awarded a 120-km fiber optic project in Penang.”