Digital Realty Enters Malaysia, Strengthening Southeast Asia’s Digital Backbone

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan 20 (Bernama) -- Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR), the largest global provider of cloud- and carrier-neutral data center, colocation, and interconnection solutions, today announced its planned entry into Malaysia through the execution of the agreement to acquire CSF Advisers, owners of the TelcoHub 1 data center located in Cyberjaya, one of Greater Kuala Lumpur’s most established data center hubs. Digital Realty’s expansion into the Malaysian market extends its Southeast Asia platform and reinforces its commitment to support the region’s growing digital infrastructure requirements.

TelcoHub 1 is an operational 1.5 megawatt data center that is considered one of Malaysia's largest dark fiber interconnect hubs, with more than 6,000 cores of regional and long-haul fiber landing in this facility. It is also among the most network-dense data centers, hosting over 40 network service providers, including access to key platforms such as AWS, Google, MY IX and DECIX ASEAN, according to peeringdb.com. In conjunction with TelcoHub 1, Digital Realty has also agreed to acquire adjacent land that can support up to 14 megawatts of IT load, providing clear capacity for future expansion.