TM Global is proud to share that our Executive Vice President of TM Global, Khairul Liza Ibrahim, has been named Telecom and Tech Woman of the Year at the prestigious Carrier Community Global Awards 2026, held in Berlin, Germany on 16th June 2026.

This recognition by Carrier Community, a credible and respected award body in the wholesale telecoms industry reflects her outstanding leadership and contributions to the global wholesale telecommunications business.

The award was presented in conjunction with the 2026 Global Carrier Connectivity Meeting (GCCM) and the Mobile Messaging Summit in Berlin, a key gathering of industry leaders, partners, and innovators from across the global telecom ecosystem

“This recognition is deeply meaningful, but it truly belongs to the entire TM Global team. Their dedication, collaboration, and shared commitment to excellence continue to drive our progress. As we continue our journey, we remain committed to strengthening TM Global’s position as the digital gateway into ASEAN — connecting communities, empowering businesses, and shaping a more inclusive digital future.”

In addition to this win, TM Global was also shortlisted in two other categories:

• Best Asia Operator of the Year
• Best Data Centre/Edge Operator

These acknowledgements reinforce TM Global’s growing reputation as a reliable, forward-looking partner in the global wholesale telecommunications landscape.

More than an individual accolade, this moment reflects a broader story — one of transformation, collaboration, and aspiration. As TM advances its journey to become a leading digital infrastructure and technology company, TM Global continues to play a pivotal role in connecting ASEAN to the world, and the world to ASEAN.

International Telecoms Week (ITW) remains a key global platform bringing together the telecommunications, digital infrastructure, and technology ecosystem. At the 2026 US edition in Washington D.C., we connected with customers, partners, and industry peers to exchange perspectives on global connectivity, digital platform services, data centres and emerging technologies.

Discussions throughout the week, led by our Vice President of International Sales, Baharul Nizam, highlighted the accelerating impact of artificial intelligence (AI), cloud-based platforms, and next-generation connectivity in reshaping how networks are built, deployed, and monetised. There was strong alignment on the importance of AI-driven networks, automation, intelligent infrastructure, and continued investment in subsea and high-capacity global connectivity.

At the core were our customers’ priorities — reliable connectivity, scalable infrastructure, and secure cross-border digital services. This is especially relevant as ASEAN strengthens its position as a fast-growing digital economy, driving demand for future-ready solutions.

Insights gained from ITW enable us to continuously enhance our connectivity solutions, platform capabilities, and service innovation to better serve our customers.

We also reaffirmed our commitment to corporate governance and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) principles, embedding sustainability, transparency, and accountability across all our partnerships.

As we move forward, we remain focused on working closely with our partners and customers to deliver secure, resilient, AI-enabled, and future-ready connectivity solutions, powering the next phase of digital growth.

TM Global’s Iskandar Puteri Data Centre (IPDC) Block 2 has been awarded the Uptime Institute Tier III Certification of Constructed Facility (TCCF) for Data Halls W-3-1 and W-3-2.

Our third certification—reinforcing TM Global’s track record in delivering resilient, scalable infrastructure for mission-critical and AI-ready workloads.

The Tier III TCCF certification validates that the facility has been constructed in accordance with globally recognised standards for concurrently maintainable infrastructure, ensuring high levels of availability, resilience, and operational reliability to support mission-critical workloads.

Designed to meet the growing demands of digital transformation, IPDC is purpose-built to support hyperscale, cloud, and AI-driven workloads, including high-density, GPU-based computing environments. The facility’s robust design and strong connectivity ecosystem position it as a key digital infrastructure hub within Malaysia and the broader ASEAN region.

“We are seeing strong demand from customers looking to scale quickly in the region, particularly for AI and high-density workloads. With Tier III–certified infrastructure at IPDC Block 2, we are ready to support these requirements with the reliability, resilience, and hyperconnected ecosystem needed to accelerate their go-to-market timelines”, said Ts. Syahrir Nizam Jalis, Vice President of Data Centre, TM Global.

Customers leveraging IPDC can benefit from:

• Enhanced service continuity with minimal downtime risk
• Reliable, concurrently maintainable infrastructure
• Scalable capacity to support evolving digital and AI requirements

Strategically located in Iskandar Puteri, Johor, IPDC offers proximity to key regional markets and strong interconnectivity across Malaysia and ASEAN, supporting enterprises and hyperscalers in their expansion across one of the world’s fastest-growing digital economies.

This achievement underscores TM Global’s ongoing commitment to delivering secure, high-performance, and resilient data centre solutions that enable business growth and digital innovation across the region.

We recently participated in Tech Week Shanghai 2026, engaging with global enterprises, technology leaders, and industry stakeholders across the two-day event.

At the exhibition, we highlighted our role as the digital gateway to ASEAN by showcasing our portfolio of digital infrastructure solutions designed to support customers’ growing AI and digital transformation requirements.

The showcase featured our hyperconnected data centre ecosystem, including our edge data centres across Malaysia and regional data centre presence in Hong Kong, enabling businesses to scale efficiently while maintaining strong regional connectivity and low-latency access.

We also highlighted our GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS) offering, supporting businesses looking to accelerate AI workloads and digital innovation with scalable compute capabilities.

The event provided an opportunity for TM Global to strengthen industry relationships, explore new collaboration opportunities, and demonstrate how our regional infrastructure ecosystem supports businesses expanding into ASEAN.

At the Asian Telecom Awards 2026, TM Global was honoured with three industry accolades, reflecting the continued trust of our partners and the dedication of our teams in advancing Malaysia’s digital landscape. This marks TM Global’s fourth consecutive year of recognition at the awards.

On stage to receive the awards were Hazrilhasnie Hashim, VP of Product & Marketing, together with Elvin Tan, Country Director of TM Singapore, and his team, representing the collective effort behind this milestone.

TM Global received:

• Fast-Track Deployment of the Year - Malaysia

• Infrastructure Initiative of the Year – Malaysia

• Telecom Company of the Year – Malaysia

Each recognition tells a story of accelerated deployments, strengthened infrastructure, and deepened partnerships that continue to advance Malaysia’s digital landscape.

Beyond the awards, we also joined industry leaders at the Asian Telecom Summit 2026. In the panel discussion, “The New Connectivity Power Map: Competition, Co-opetition or Convergence?” Hazrilhasnie shared the wholesale perspective on how convergence and ecosystem collaboration are reshaping telecom and how TM Global enables this through global connectivity, interconnect solutions, digital infrastructure, and platform-driven partnerships that empower digital players to scale seamlessly.

To our customers and partners, thank you for the trust that drives us forward.

Four years on, and the focus remains clear: strengthening Malaysia’s digital backbone and progressing towards our ambition of becoming the nation’s Digital Powerhouse by 2030.

The journey continues.

TM Global’s Executive Vice President, Khairul Liza Ibrahim, was featured in an interview with Capacity TV, where she discussed how TM Global is strengthening Malaysia’s position as a leading digital infrastructure gateway to Southeast Asia.

During the conversation, she highlighted TM Global’s role as more than a connectivity provider. As a full stack digital infrastructure partner, TM Global helps organisations reduce deployment complexity, accelerate time to market, and scale digital and AI driven services across ASEAN with confidence.

By combining global connectivity, data centre, cloud, and digital infrastructure capabilities, TM Global enables businesses, content providers, and hyperscalers to expand into the region while meeting rising demand for high performance digital services.

Watch the full interview to know more.

This interview was first published on Capacity TV Global on 4 February 2026

On 6 February 2026 at KL Hilton, TM Global joined industry peers at LiveX KL, Asia’s gathering of telecom innovators, visionary leaders, and next-generation carriers, set against the city’s ever-changing skyline. Held in conjunction with the event, the Fast Mode Awards 2025, organised by The Fast Mode, a global media publishing house, marked the first edition of the awards, bringing the industry together to reflect on progress and shared ambition.

TM Global was represented by its senior leadership, including Khairul Liza Ibrahim, EVP; Hazrilhasnie bin Hashim, VP of Product & Marketing; and Mohd Idham bin Adnan, GM of Adjacent Business Innovation, Product & Marketing, attending in support of the teams behind the work.

During the evening, TM Global was grateful to be recognised as Openness & Collaboration Leader – Performance (Telco | Global / Wholesale) and Edge Tech Champion – Innovation (Solution Provider). These recognitions spoke to the collective efforts of colleagues who collaborate closely with partners and customers to build dependable, future-ready connectivity solutions.

A meaningful moment followed when Khairul Liza Ibrahim received the Woman Leader of the Year (APAC | Telco) award, acknowledging her leadership and contributions to the telecommunications landscape across the region.

As the inaugural Fast Mode Awards unfolded alongside LiveX KL, the evening felt less about accolades and more about community. For TM Global, it was a reminder of the importance of listening, learning, and continuing the journey together with partners and customers in shaping the future of digital infrastructure.

As the digital economy accelerates, seamless connectivity is now the cornerstone of growth.

TM Global, Telekom Malaysia’s (TM) domestic and international wholesale arm, is empowering Malaysia to become the digital gateway of Asean, linking businesses across the region and around the world.

Building a resilient digital backbone

TM Global operates one of Malaysia’s most extensive digital infrastructures, combining nationwide fibre networks, 5G backhaul, submarine cables and hyperconnected data centres.

This end-to-end ecosystem enables telcos, cloud providers and hyperscalers to deliver high-speed, low-latency services that power cloud adoption, artificial intelligence (AI), streaming and industrial internet of things (IoT).

Beyond Malaysia, TM Global’s reach spans 33 submarine cable systems across 275,000 km, connecting the nation to major digital hubs in Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the United States.

New investments into Asia United Gateway East (AUG EAST) and the Candle subsea cable systems, along with the newest, fifth international Cable Landing Station (CLS) in Morib, Selangor, and an upcoming one in Kuala Sedili, Johor, further strengthen Malaysia’s role as a regional data hub.

Complementing this, TM Global continues to expand its border-to-border fibre connectivity and international subsea cable systems across Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore, creating a seamless north-south digital corridor to strengthen the country’s position as Asean’s digital crossroads.

“Our goal is to anchor Malaysia at the heart of Asean’s digital ecosystem,” says TM Global executive vice president Khairul Liza Ibrahim.

“By expanding our subsea, terrestrial and core infrastructure assets, we enable global players to connect and scale with confidence.”

Expanding data centres and edge ecosystem

With the rise of cloud computing and AI workloads, TM Global is scaling its hyperconnected, energy-efficient data centres.

The Klang Valley Data Centre (KVDC) and Iskandar Puteri Data Centre (IPDC), have been upgraded with an additional combined 20MW IT load, ensuring businesses enjoy secure and scalable infrastructure.

Today, TM Global operates five data centres and seven Edge Data Centres across Malaysia, complemented by a regional hub in Hong Kong.

This distributed architecture reduces latency, supports real-time applications and improves consistency for digital services, including cloud gaming, streaming, fintech and industrial IoT.

By bringing contents closer to Malaysians, TM Global elevates overall user experience and strenghtens enterprise digitisation nationwide.

“Our expanding edge and data centre strategy delivers services faster, closer and more securely,” Khairul Liza adds.

“It lays the groundwork for Malaysia’s next wave of innovation and emerging digital services.”

Aligned with TM’s sustainability priorities, TM Global’s KVDC and IPDC are Tier III and LEED-certified.

Recent expansions to both data centres as well as the upcoming AI-ready, green TM Nxera Data Centre Campus in Johor, prioritise improved Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) and renewable energy adoption, reflecting the requirements of hyperscalers and regulated industries.

The TM Nxera AI-ready Data Centre Campus will also deliver 64MW of IT load, scalable to 200MW in the future. Located in the Johor–Singapore Special Economic Zone, this new data centre enables secure cloud migration and AI deployment while supporting digital trade, high-value job creation and sustainable digital growth across Asean.

Platform innovation for businesses

TM Global’s infracture is complemented by platform-based innovations designed to support enterprise growth.

Its flagship GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS), hosted entirely within TM’s secure sovereign data centres, provides scalable AI compute that supports multiple GPU and hardware brands without upfront capital-intensive investments.

“GPUaaS gives Malaysian enterprises and innovators freedom to adopt AI with agility and confidence,” says Khairul Liza. Industry use cases span retail analytics, logistics optimisation, maintenance automation, financial modelling and campus digitisation.

TM Global is also upgrading its Content Delivery Network (CDN) and gaming platforms, leveraging 160 global CDN nodes to deliver faster content distribution, smoother gameplay and more reliable live streaming.

Securing data, strengthening trust

TM Global adopts a “security-by-design” approach, incorporating multi-layered safeguards, continuous monitoring and intelligent threat detection.

Key data centres, including KVDC, IPDC, and Brickfields (BFDC), hold SOC 2 Type II certification, meeting stringent global standards.

Additionally, TM maintains certifications including ISO/IEC 27001 (Information Security), ISO 22301 (Business Continuity) and PCI DSS (Payment Security), reflecting its commitment to build customer trust, meet regulatory demands and establish proven processes for data protection and service continuity.

Its locally resident cloud solution and local processing further support the needs of regulated sectors including healthcare, fintech, government and industrial operations.

Being part of this established end-to-end digital ecosystem reinforces TM Global’s strategic positioning domestically and internationally, ensuring a secure and resilient digital ecosystem trusted by international partners.

Driving Asean’s digital growth

TM Global is laying the critical foundation as TM advances its aspiration to become Malaysia’s Digital Powerhouse by 2030.

Through domestic fiberisation, 5G backhaul, hyperconnected data centres, edge nodes, sovereign cloud platforms and global subsea connectivity, TM Global accelerates the nation’s digital ecosystem, enhances digital experiences, and drives enterprise digitisation, while attracting hyperscaler expansion into Malaysia.

These capabilities strengthen the nation’s role in powering ASEAN’s digital growth as they enable carriers, hyperscalers, content providers and enterprises to innovate, scale and compete confidently in the AI era.

This article was first published as an advertorial on The Star on 31 January 2026.

TM Global has once again been recognised as a Zero Outage Approved Supplier for 2026 under the annual Zero Outage Approval Programme by T-Systems (Deutsche Telekom Technik GmbH).

This recognition reflects TM Global’s consistent focus on service reliability, strong operational processes, and proactive incident management. Maintaining zero outage standards year after year requires continuous monitoring, process improvement, and close coordination across teams.

Over the years, TM Global has strengthened service assurance through proactive network management, improved customer communications via the Keeping Customer Informed (KCI) approach, and optimised fibre restoration processes, contributing to uninterrupted services and zero SLA-violated incidents.

As digital connectivity becomes increasingly critical, TM Global remains committed to delivering reliable, high-performance connectivity that customers can depend on.

We are pleased to share that TM Global has been named the winner in the category of “Innovation in Data Center Engineering for GPUaaS” at the W.Media’s Cloud & Datacenter Awards 2025, held on 5 December 2025 in Sentosa, Singapore.

This recognition by W.Media, a leading technology media company in the Asia Pacific region, reflects TM’s commitment to continuous innovation in delivering digital infrastructure and services for today and the future.

The award acknowledges the successful deployment of Malaysia’s first GPUaaS at TM’s Tier-III, LEED-certified Iskandar Puteri Data Centre (IPDC) in Johor, demonstrating our engineering expertise in enabling advanced digital services within an existing world-class facility.

To our customers and partners, thank you for being with us on this journey. Together, we will continue shaping the future of digital infrastructure and connectivity.