Interconnected with Singapore and Johor’s robust ecosystems to foster economic development in ASEAN
Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the world’s digital infrastructure company®, recently announced the completion of the second phase of its KL1 International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This expansion, combined with Equinix’s strong presence in Singapore and Johor as well as forthcoming entry into Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand, will allow businesses to interconnect and exchange data across the ASEAN region.
The latest expansion, which adds 450 cabinets to the KL1 facility, has been completed to meet the accelerating demand for digital infrastructure across Malaysia. Since launching its operations in 2024, Equinix has already secured global and local customers across diverse sectors, including cloud and IT services, content and digital media, enterprises, and network providers.
“We’ve seen encouraging momentum over the past year, with both our Kuala Lumpur and Johor facilities gaining traction among local and international businesses,” said Cheam Tat Inn, Managing Director of Malaysia, Equinix. “Completing KL1’s second phase within first year of our operation in Malaysia signals our deep commitment to helping the nation become a strategic location in the region’s digital economy.”
Equinix’s expansion in Malaysia represents a long-term investment in the nation’s digital growth. With growing interest across both Kuala Lumpur and Johor, the company remains focused on empowering businesses with high-performance, scalable, and sustainable infrastructure that is globally connected and cloud-enabled.
As businesses around the globe look to ASEAN for market opportunities, the region’s growth depends on a robust and interconnected digital infrastructure to meet increasing connectivity demands. With its unparalleled market access, strategic location, and expanding manufacturing capabilities that enhance supply chains, ASEAN has emerged as one of the world’s fastest-growing regions for foreign direct investment (FDI). In 2023, FDI reached a record US$226 billion, with projections suggesting that it could eventually reach approximately US$300 billion annually by 2030. Driven by key trade corridors connecting East and West, ASEAN exports are forecast to grow by 6.7% annually through 2030, outpacing the global average of 5%.
Equinix has interconnected its Malaysia data centers (KL1 and JH1) with its existing data center campus in Singapore via Equinix Fabric®, creating a powerful cross-border digital ecosystem of more than 1,000 companies across cloud and network services, IT, financial services companies, and enterprises within the region. Once Equinix has entered Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand, it will facilitate seamless business exchanges and enable customers to deploy multi-site, latency-sensitive workloads across the ASEAN region.