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TIME dotCom has bought a 60% stake in leading local cloud services provider AVM Cloud Sdn Bhd for RM58.7 million, shoring up cloud computing as the newest pillar of its business. This development is the latest in what seems to be a race between local telcos to capitalise on the rapidly increasing interest in cloud products in Malaysia.
TIME’s expansion into the cloud business is arguably a natural one – the company already operates data centres in addition to its fibre network services for consumer and enterprise alike. AIMS, the telco’s data centre division, is a well-known name in the local industry and is also the anchor site for the Malaysia Internet Exchange (MyIX).
WHILE the Malaysia Shipowners’ Association (MASA) chairman Datuk Abdul Hak Md Amin says there are four Malaysian flagged and certified submarine cable repair vessels currently available for use by the industry, tech companies that own the undersea cables beg to differ.
“There are no Malaysian flagged vessels that can undertake repairs of undersea cables according to the best practices recommended by the ICPC (International Cable Protection Committee),” says Chiew Kok Hin, chairman of the Malaysia Internet Exchange (MyIX).
MyIX is an integrator between local and international internet service providers. Submarine cables are crucial as 95% of the world’s voice and data traffic rely on them to be transmitted. These undersea cables, meanwhile, are invariably linked to foreign companies such as Alibaba, Hitachi, NTT, Microsoft, IBM and Bridge Data Centres, among others.
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In August, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced that the Jendela action plan would lay the foundation for comprehensive and high-quality broadband coverage. Bernama pic
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 13 The RM21 billion national digital infrastructure plan, Jalinan Digital Negara (Jendela) was designed to steer Malaysia towards greater digital connectivity by boosting the efficiency of the national infrastructure and optimising spectrum usage.
In August, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced that the Jendela action plan, which is part of the 12th Malaysia Plan (2021-2025), would lay the foundation for comprehensive and high-quality broadband coverage as well as prepare the country for the transition towards 5G technology.