The northern region is set to play a pivotal role in supporting Malaysia’s ambition to become a leading digital hub in Asean. PETALING JAYA: The northern region is set to play a pivotal role in supporting Malaysia’s ambition to become a leading digital hub in Asean, with Penang and Kedah emerging as key growth centres…
Missed the live session? You can now stream the full conversation featuring Mr. Wong Weng Yew, Founder & Managing Director of Open DC, on BFM 89.9’s Open for Business. Airing on 27 October 2025, the episode explores how Open DC is preparing Malaysia for the next digital leap — from AI-ready infrastructure and the upcoming…
Nokia, Extreme Broadband, and Open DC are upgrading six AI data centers. Malaysia’s push to cement its role as a digital hub in Southeast Asia is gaining momentum as Nokia, Extreme Broadband, and Open DC announced upgrades to six AI data centers with quantum-safe, multi-cloud networks. The move reflects both the country’s rapid growth in…
Malaysia has attracted massive investments from international tech giants such as Microsoft, Google and Amazon Cloud Services (AWS) in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) and data centers, covering multi-billion ringgit projects and a national AI training program.The government is driving growth in the northern region and strengthening ASEAN supply chains and digital connectivity through…
On 16 July 2024, Open DC and DE-CIX Malaysia proudly participated in the Johor Interconnect World Forum, an exclusive, invitation-only event that brought together over 200 industry leaders from Telcos, ISPs, IXs, TMT investors, and government agencies. The forum addressed key technology and investment trends and best practices in the digital infrastructure sector. Key Highlights…
Open DC had a remarkable presence at the PHNOG Conference and Peering Forum, held in the Philippines on 9-10 July 2024. This event was a prime opportunity to connect with network operators, industry experts, and key stakeholders, all gathering to discuss and advance internet infrastructure, networking, and telecommunications. Open DC was excited to introduce our…
Open DC at TWNOG 5 The fifth Taiwan Network Operators’ Group (TWNOG 5) conference is set to take place, bringing together network operators, researchers, and industry professionals from Taiwan and beyond. As a premier event focused on exchanging Internet operation technologies and fostering the growth of Taiwan’s Internet infrastructure, TWNOG 5 aims to enhance network…
Open DC at APRICOT 2024 The Asia Pacific Regional Internet Conference on Operational Technologies (APRICOT) 2024, held at the Athenee Hotel Bangkok from 21 February to 1 March 2024, brought together some of the world’s leading Internet engineers, operators, researchers, service providers, users, and policy communities. This premier international conference featured seminars, workshops, tutorials, conference…
Nowadays, whenever an organisation is planning a digital transformation, the cloud would be the first option that comes to mind. However, there’s another option that’s worth considering – co-location. Today, we’re going to see how do co-location providers compare with cloud providers. There are several distinct differences between the two and here are three of…