China Mobile Eyes Malaysia Data Centre
NST, December 29, 2021
By Sharen Kaur
China's telecommunication giant China Mobile is seeking to expand and build data centres in Malaysia, said China Mobile International (M) Sdn Bhd sales director Jackie Chan.
He said there was a growing demand for Tier III data centres in Southeast Asia. Our data centre in Singapore is fully utilized. The Singapore government is not allowing any company to build a new facility. That is why many international firms are relocating their data centres to Malaysia or Indonesia.
“There is a demand. If companies cannot use the Singapore data centre services, they will most likely consider Malaysia,” he told the New Straits Times.
China Mobile International (CMI), a fully-owned subsidiary of China Mobile, launched its Singapore data centre at the Tai Seng Industrial Park in 2019.
The data centre is CMI’s second outside of China, with the first located in Hong Kong’s Tseung Kwan O industrial estate.
The facility is linked with CMI’s local ring in Singapore. Asia Pacific submarine systems and SMWS, connecting Europe and Asia. China Mobile owns parts of these submarine cable systems.
We can meet the (demand) requirements if we build a data centre in Johor and connect it to Singapore. We are looking for a suitable site either in Johor, Cyberjaya or Shah Alam but nothing is set in stone yet.
We will conduct due diligence once a site has been confirmed. We have to build the first data centre in 2023.
Chan said CMIM was optimistic about its prospects in Malaysia. “We are looking for Chinese companies with a presence in Malaysia. They will account for 70 per cent of our business in the country with the remaining coming from Malaysian companies.”
China Mobile had established its first-ever global shared service centre in Cyberjaya in 2009.
NST, December 29, 2021
By Sharen Kaur
China's telecommunication giant China Mobile is seeking to expand and build data centres in Malaysia, said China Mobile International (M) Sdn Bhd sales director Jackie Chan.
He said there was a growing demand for Tier III data centres in Southeast Asia. Our data centre in Singapore is fully utilized. The Singapore government is not allowing any company to build a new facility. That is why many international firms are relocating their data centres to Malaysia or Indonesia.
“There is a demand. If companies cannot use the Singapore data centre services, they will most likely consider Malaysia,” he told the New Straits Times.
China Mobile International (CMI), a fully-owned subsidiary of China Mobile, launched its Singapore data centre at the Tai Seng Industrial Park in 2019.
The data centre is CMI’s second outside of China, with the first located in Hong Kong’s Tseung Kwan O industrial estate.
The facility is linked with CMI’s local ring in Singapore. Asia Pacific submarine systems and SMWS, connecting Europe and Asia. China Mobile owns parts of these submarine cable systems.
We can meet the (demand) requirements if we build a data centre in Johor and connect it to Singapore. We are looking for a suitable site either in Johor, Cyberjaya or Shah Alam but nothing is set in stone yet.
We will conduct due diligence once a site has been confirmed. We have to build the first data centre in 2023.
Chan said CMIM was optimistic about its prospects in Malaysia. “We are looking for Chinese companies with a presence in Malaysia. They will account for 70 per cent of our business in the country with the remaining coming from Malaysian companies.”
China Mobile had established its first-ever global shared service centre in Cyberjaya in 2009.
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