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
Change is indeed inevitable, especially in the world of IT. Companies are slowly dropping the idea of setting up a primary data centre. Instead, they are weighing on the option of cloud. Having data centres was once vital for companies to store information and data. The number of data centres worldwide peaked at 8.55 million
As Southeast Asia’s digital economy accelerates, Malaysia is well-positioned to become a key hub in the region’s interconnected digital ecosystem. With datacenter (DC) capacity that not only meets local demand but has the potential to serve broader regional needs, Malaysia has established a foundation to support extensive data processing and hosting for neighbouring nations. To maximise the impact of
Open DC Sdn Bhd and Campana Group are partnering up to enhance regional connectivity and digital growth in Southeast Asia by extending Campana’s subsea cable at the Satun Cable Landing Station in Thailand via terrestrial cable to the D8-1 data centre, owned and managed by Open DC in Delapan, Special Border Economic Zone in Malaysia.
This commentary is provided by Mr Weng-Yew Wong, Founder and Managing Director of Extreme Broadband and Open DC, and a member of the Board of Management of DE-CIX Malaysia and Singapore. A leader in the internet solutions and data centre industries, Mr Wong holds key roles across these three entities, bringing a wealth of expertise to the digital and
In recent years, Johor has positioned itself as a new favorite for large-scale data centers, leveraging the spillover effects from Singapore, a regional hub for data storage and processing. The state, which is the third largest economy in Malaysia, has seen remarkable growth in the data center sector, nearly surpassing its own progress over the
Open DC Sdn Bhd is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Extreme Broadband Sdn Bhd principally engaged in providing a full range of premium services in our connectivity-rich data centres. We’re also home to JBIX/DE-CIX Internet Exchange (IX), a partnership synergy between Malaysia’s second IX and the world’s leading IX to accelerate the development of connectivity hubs in Malaysia.
