TM Global’s upgrades at Klang Valley Data Centre and Iskandar Puteri Data Centre are designed to accommodate rising artificial intelligence and cloud workloads across Asean.
AS the digital economy accelerates, seamless connectivity is now the cornerstone of growth.
TM Global, Telekom Malaysia’s (TM) domestic and international wholesale arm, is empowering Malaysia to become the digital gateway of Asean, linking businesses across the region and around the world.
Building a resilient digital backbone
TM Global operates one of Malaysia’s most extensive digital infrastructures, combining nationwide fibre networks, 5G backhaul, submarine cables and hyperconnected data centres.
This end-to-end ecosystem enables telcos, cloud providers and hyperscalers to deliver high-speed, low-latency services that power cloud adoption, artificial intelligence (AI), streaming and industrial internet of things (IoT).
Khairul Liza oversees TM Global’s regional connectivity and data infrastructure strategy, playing a key role in driving the group’s cross-border digital ecosystem initiatives.
Beyond Malaysia, TM Global’s reach spans 33 submarine cable systems across 275,000 km, connecting the nation to major digital hubs in Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the United States.
New investments into Asia United Gateway East (AUG EAST) and the Candle subsea cable systems, along with the newest, fifth international Cable Landing Station (CLS) in Morib, Selangor, and an upcoming one in Kuala Sedili, Johor, further strengthen Malaysia’s role as a regional data hub.
Complementing this, TM Global continues to expand its border-to-border fibre connectivity and international subsea cable systems across Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore, creating a seamless north-south digital corridor to strengthen the country’s position as Asean’s digital crossroads.
“Our goal is to anchor Malaysia at the heart of Asean’s digital ecosystem,” says TM Global executive vice president Khairul Liza Ibrahim.
“By expanding our subsea, terrestrial and core infrastructure assets, we enable global players to connect and scale with confidence.”
Expanding data centres and edge ecosystem
With the rise of cloud computing and AI workloads, TM Global is scaling its hyperconnected, energy-efficient data centres.
The Klang Valley Data Centre (KVDC) and Iskandar Puteri Data Centre (IPDC), have been upgraded with an additional combined 20MW IT load, ensuring businesses enjoy secure and scalable infrastructure.
Today, TM Global operates five data centres and seven Edge Data Centres across Malaysia, complemented by a regional hub in Hong Kong.
This distributed architecture reduces latency, supports real-time applications and improves consistency for digital services, including cloud gaming, streaming, fintech and industrial IoT.
By bringing contents closer to Malaysians, TM Global elevates overall user experience and strenghtens enterprise digitisation nationwide.
“Our expanding edge and data centre strategy delivers services faster, closer and more securely,” Khairul Liza adds.
“It lays the groundwork for Malaysia’s next wave of innovation and emerging digital services.”
Aligned with TM’s sustainability priorities, TM Global’s KVDC and IPDC are Tier III and LEED-certified.
Recent expansions to both data centres as well as the upcoming AI-ready, green TM Nxera Data Centre Campus in Johor, prioritise improved Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) and renewable energy adoption, reflecting the requirements of hyperscalers and regulated industries.
The TM Nxera AI-ready Data Centre Campus will also deliver 64MW of IT load, scalable to 200MW in the future. Located in the Johor–Singapore Special Economic Zone, this new data centre enables secure cloud migration and AI deployment while supporting digital trade, high-value job creation and sustainable digital growth across Asean.
New submarine cable landing points such as TM’s Morib facility enhance the nation’s international connectivity capacity.
Platform innovation for businesses
TM Global’s infracture is complemented by platform-based innovations designed to support enterprise growth.
Its flagship GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS), hosted entirely within TM’s secure sovereign data centres, provides scalable AI compute that supports multiple GPU and hardware brands without upfront capital-intensive investments.
“GPUaaS gives Malaysian enterprises and innovators freedom to adopt AI with agility and confidence,” says Khairul Liza. Industry use cases span retail analytics, logistics optimisation, maintenance automation, financial modelling and campus digitisation.
TM Global is also upgrading its Content Delivery Network (CDN) and gaming platforms, leveraging 160 global CDN nodes to deliver faster content distribution, smoother gameplay and more reliable live streaming.
Securing data, strengthening trust
TM Global adopts a “security-by-design” approach, incorporating multi-layered safeguards, continuous monitoring and intelligent threat detection.
Key data centres, including KVDC, IPDC, and Brickfields (BFDC), hold SOC 2 Type II certification, meeting stringent global standards.
Additionally, TM maintains certifications including ISO/IEC 27001 (Information Security), ISO 22301 (Business Continuity) and PCI DSS (Payment Security), reflecting its commitment to build customer trust, meet regulatory demands and establish proven processes for data protection and service continuity.
Its locally resident cloud solution and local processing further support the needs of regulated sectors including healthcare, fintech, government and industrial operations.
Being part of this established end-to-end digital ecosystem reinforces TM Global’s strategic positioning domestically and internationally, ensuring a secure and resilient digital ecosystem trusted by international partners.
Driving Asean’s digital growth
TM Global is laying the critical foundation as TM advances its aspiration to become Malaysia’s Digital Powerhouse by 2030.
Through domestic fiberisation, 5G backhaul, hyperconnected data centres, edge nodes, sovereign cloud platforms and global subsea connectivity, TM Global accelerates the nation’s digital ecosystem, enhances digital experiences, and drives enterprise digitisation, while attracting hyperscaler expansion into Malaysia.
These capabilities strengthen the nation’s role in powering ASEAN’s digital growth as they enable carriers, hyperscalers, content providers and enterprises to innovate, scale and compete confidently in the AI era.
