Malaysia’s Data Centre Boom: Building For The Future, Or Just Hosting It?

Connected Malaysia 2025: A Complete Guide to Fiber, Mobile, Satellite & Public Internet Access

Overview of Digital Connectivity in Malaysia Malaysia enjoys high internet penetration and modern digital infrastructure. As of 2022, about 97% of individuals in Malaysia were internet users freedomhouse.org, with nearly 96.9% of populated areas covered by 4G mobile service freedomhouse.org. Internet access has become nearly ubiquitous in cities and towns, driven by widespread mobile broadband adoption and expanding fiber-optic networks. The gov…

Malaysia’s Data Centre Boom: Building For The Future, Or Just Hosting It?

Malaysia has become one of Southeast Asia’s most actively pursued locations for digital infrastructure in the past two years, attracting an estimated RM278 billion (USD59.4 billion) in digital investments between 2021 and 2024. About RM184.7 billion (USD39.4 billion) of this has gone into cloud infrastructure and data centre projects, making Malaysia one of the top locations in the world for hyperscale facilities and cloud computing services. Th…