Telekom Malaysia Berhad and Nusajaya Tech Park Sdn Bhd have signed three new agreements to develop a tech park in Iskandar Malaysia, Johor. The collaboration covers a broad scope including connectivity, data centre and cloud services, as well as smart services which will be readily available to all locators and business owners in the park. To be built in phases over nine (9) years, the first batch of its Ready-Built Facilities is slated for completion by end-2015. When fully developed, the park is expected to house and support some 200 local and international enterprises. The first agreement will see the construction of a purpose-built data centre at the tech park which will be carried out by NTPSB and operated by VADS Berhad (VADS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of TM and one of the nation’s leading Integrated Managed ICT /Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Service Provider. The development of the Nusajaya Data Centre (NJDC) will be implemented in three (3) phases with Phase I of the development expected to be ready in the second half of 2016. The NJDC will be TM’s large purpose-built data centre. This carrier neutral data centre, with an international network gateway, will serve as a regional hub for VADS Cloud and Managed Data Centre services. With a safe and secured data centre within the vicinity of Nusajaya Tech Park, businesses can reduce their ICT complexities by out-tasking, thereby enjoying low latency international connectivity. The second agreement saw TM as the preferred service provider for ICT infrastructure and services within the tech park. With this, Nusajaya Tech Park will be High-Speed Broadband (HSBB) ready and businesses can enjoy high quality connectivity from day one of their business operations in the park. Providing business owners at the park with an ICT-ready environment, businesses can opt for additional turn-on services allowing them to operate their business efficiently, thus making business easier for them. A third agreement was inked between NTPSB and Inneonusa Sdn Bhd – a tripartite joint venture between TM, UEM Land and Iskandar Investment Berhad (IIB) – to jointly explore the development of smart services that include safety and security services for the tech park.
Telekom Malaysia Berhad and Nusajaya Tech Park Sdn Bhd Partner to Develop Data Center in Iskandar Malaysia, Johor
Bloomberg Business • 1st April, 2015