Cyberjaya: Digital Realty's Malaysia Data Centre Expansion

Malaysia is cementing its place as a Southeast Asian digital infrastructure hub.

Digital Realty has unveiled plans to scale its Malaysian data centre footprint to around 32MW, focusing on Cyberjaya, a campus long established as one of Malaysia’s technology hubs.

The plan brings together operational facilities, new capacity and future development land into a connected campus designed for cloud, AI and high-performance computing requirements.

The announcement signals the arrival of another globally connected platform in a market that is attracting growing attention from organisations looking to deploy infrastructure outside traditional regional hubs while maintaining low-latency connections across Southeast Asia.

The development forms part of Digital Realty’s wider Asia Pacific growth strategy and integrates Malaysia into its global portfolio of more than 300 data centres across more than 30 countries.

Building a connected Cyberjaya campus

At the heart of the expansion is a three-site deployment connected through dedicated fibre infrastructure.

The first facility, KUL10, formerly known as TelcoHub 1, is already operational and offers 1.5MW of IT capacity.

Digital Realty plans upgrades aligned with its global standards and expects capacity to nearly double by the fourth quarter of 2027.

Alongside it sits KUL11, a newly acquired purpose-built facility with 15MW of IT capacity. The site is designed to support AI workloads and high-performance computing while incorporating energy-efficient and water-efficient design principles.

A third development site on an adjacent 1.6-acre land parcel is expected to add a further 14MW. The facility is targeted for completion in mid-2028 and is planned to support both hybrid colocation deployments and AI-ready infrastructure.

Together, the three facilities create a campus intended to provide connectivity, resilience and scalability.

The platform is expected to be supported by more than 40 network service providers alongside cloud and connectivity partners.

The project also connects customers into Digital Realty’s PlatformDIGITAL ecosystem and ServiceFabric interconnection platform, allowing organisations to deploy and connect workloads across markets including Singapore and Jakarta.

Speaking about the wider importance of the investment, YB Gobind Singh Deo, Minister of Digital for Malaysia, said: “Digital Realty’s investment marks an important step in strengthening Malaysia’s position as a sovereign, interconnected and sustainable digital infrastructure hub.

“As demand for cloud, AI and data-driven services continues to accelerate, the development of high-quality, globally connected data centre infrastructure will be critical in supporting innovation, attracting investment and enabling Malaysia’s digital economy to grow with resilience and scale.

“Investments in advanced digital infrastructure such as this are essential to supporting Malaysia’s AI ambitions and strengthening our position as a regional innovation hub.”

AI demand shapes infrastructure strategy

The expansion arrives as operators across Asia Pacific respond to increasing demand for AI infrastructure and data-intensive applications.

Digital Realty positions Malaysia as a key interconnection point within its regional network, allowing customers to distribute workloads across multiple markets while maintaining access to cloud providers, enterprises and network operators.

Serene Nah, Managing Director and Head of Asia Pacific at Digital Realty, said: “The establishment of our Malaysia presence marks an important milestone in Digital Realty’s Southeast Asia expansion.

“As digital adoption accelerates and AI-driven workloads become more distributed and latency-sensitive, customers require infrastructure that is scalable and deeply interconnected.

“Malaysia plays a key role as an interconnection hub within our regional footprint, enabling customers to seamlessly deploy and manage workloads across markets.

“By integrating our Cyberjaya facilities into PlatformDIGITAL, we will extend a connected data community that spans key hubs such as Singapore and Jakarta.

From local facility to global platform

For Cyberjaya’s existing customers, the integration of TelcoHub 1 into Digital Realty’s portfolio creates access to a much larger international network.

Billy Lee, Chairman of CSF Advisers Sdn Bhd and Advisor for Malaysia at Digital Realty, said: “TelcoHub 1 was built to be one of Malaysia’s most connected data centre facilities, trusted by a diverse ecosystem of enterprises, carriers and cloud providers.

“Becoming part of Digital Realty enables us to take this foundation further by integrating into a global interconnection platform that spans more than 300 data centres worldwide.

“This evolution delivers immediate value to our customers, who will be able to access a broader interconnection ecosystem and scale their infrastructure beyond Malaysia with greater flexibility.

“At the same time, our local team remains at the core of this journey, now strengthened by Digital Realty’s global expertise, operational discipline and long-term investment approach.”

Digital Realty also plans to expand its local workforce as operations grow.

As capacity comes online, the Cyberjaya campus is positioned to support cross-border data flows and cloud connectivity while strengthening Malaysia’s role within the region’s expanding digital infrastructure landscape.