COUNTRY FOCUS : MALAYSIA
An additional investment of more than US $ 100 million will help businesses capitalize on the country ’ s booming Digital Transformation and economic growth .
Equinix to expand digital inf platform in Malaysia
Cityscape image of Kuala Lumpur during sunset
As Malaysia continues to grow as a strategic regional hub for digital interconnection between businesses , Equinix plans to open its first data center in Kuala Lumpur in Q1 2024 , following its expansion announcement last year to enter Malaysia with a data center in Johor .
Spurred by strong cloud growth and e-commerce adoption , as well as its continued investment in 5G , Malaysia is one of the fastest growing data center markets in the ASEAN region , with much of the development attributed to Johor and Kuala Lumpur .
Equinix ’ s expansion is expected to provide greater digital infrastructure capacity in Malaysia to address rising demand from local and global companies expanding in the country .
Jeremy Deutsch , President , Asia-Pacific , Equinix , said : “ Over the past several years , we have witnessed Malaysia emerge as an increasingly strategic location for global digital infrastructure , and we believe it to be an attractive destination for data center growth and investment .
“ Following our initial investment in Johor , we are excited to add another data center in Kuala Lumpur . By expanding Platform Equinix in the two most strategic metros in Malaysia , we will enable Malaysian businesses , as well as multinationals with a presence in Malaysia , to leverage a trusted platform to bring together and interconnect the foundational infrastructure to power their success .
“ We believe the two data centers will fuel Equinix ’ s existing data center momentum and support
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