ShareAirtel has landed in Malaysia with its 76th POP. A new week, a new milestone, and a new global landing!
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September 11, 2026 -
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As enterprises, cloud providers, OTTs and carriers expand their presence in Malaysia, Airtel’s new Point of Presence in Kuala Lumpur brings its global network closer to one of APAC’s fastest-growing digital markets. We’re staying true to our promise of delivering connectivity that’s built for performance, resilient by design and ready to scale, one PoP at a time.
Across Asia Pacific, the map of digital infrastructure is changing.
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For years, Singapore and Hong Kong have been among the region’s most established hubs for data centres, cloud infrastructure and international connectivity. But increasing pressure on space and power in Singapore is accelerating a broader shift across the region.
Malaysia is quickly becoming one of the biggest beneficiaries.
Enterprises are expanding operations there. Data center investments are increasing. Cloud providers, OTT platforms, CDNs and telecom operators are building capacity closer to Malaysia’s growing digital ecosystem.
And as infrastructure moves, networks need to move with it.
That is why Airtel Business has expanded its global network with the launch of its 76th Point of Presence (PoP) in Malaysia, hosted at the carrier-neutral AIMS Data Centre in Kuala Lumpur.
The new PoP brings customers in Malaysia directly onto Airtel’s global IP backbone, AS9498, creating stronger connectivity into Singapore, India and other key regional and global markets.
Why Malaysia Matters to the Next Phase of APAC Growth
The growth of digital infrastructure has always followed the growth of digital demand.
Today, businesses across APAC are running increasingly distributed technology environments. Applications may sit in one market, cloud workloads in another, customers in several more and enterprise operations spread across continents.
This makes the location of network infrastructure increasingly important.
Malaysia’s expanding data centre ecosystem is positioning the country as an important connectivity market within Southeast Asia. As more enterprises and digital platforms establish infrastructure there, they need network partners capable of connecting Malaysia seamlessly into the rest of APAC and beyond.
For businesses, the question is therefore no longer simply:
“Can we connect to Malaysia?”
It is:
“Can Malaysia become an integrated part of our global network architecture?”
That requires more than local connectivity. It requires access to international routes, extensive peering, resilient infrastructure and the ability to scale capacity as business requirements grow.
Bringing Airtel’s Global Backbone Closer to Malaysia
Airtel’s Malaysia PoP gives customers local access to one of the world’s extensive international IP networks.
Through a single interconnection, customers can access services including:
- IP Transit
- International Private Leased Circuits (IPLC)
The PoP connects back into Airtel’s broader regional and global infrastructure, including Singapore and other strategic network hubs.
Customers also gain access to Airtel’s ecosystem of 1,200+ direct peering partners, helping traffic reach important networks and digital platforms efficiently.
For businesses moving infrastructure into Malaysia, this means the network can now move closer to their workloads as well.
What Does the Malaysia PoP Mean for Businesses?
Network expansion matters only when it translates into better outcomes for customers.
The Malaysia PoP has been designed around exactly that principle.
Shorter, More Predictable Routes
As applications, data and workloads move closer to Malaysia, enterprises need connectivity architectures that reflect this shift.
Local access to Airtel’s backbone can help reduce unnecessary network hops and provide more predictable routing into regional and international destinations.
For latency-sensitive cloud applications, digital platforms and high-volume content environments, a more direct network architecture can make a meaningful difference.
Greater Network Resilience
Businesses operating across APAC cannot afford to depend on a single route or infrastructure corridor.
Airtel’s network architecture combines diverse subsea and terrestrial paths to strengthen regional connectivity and provide customers with additional resilience.
For enterprises running business-critical applications or digital platforms serving customers across markets, this diversity becomes an important part of maintaining continuity.
Simpler Regional Connectivity
International connectivity can quickly become complex.
An enterprise expanding across multiple APAC markets may otherwise need to coordinate between several providers, interconnection agreements and network environments.
The Malaysia PoP allows customers to access multiple connectivity services through Airtel while extending their network into other markets.
One provider. One global backbone. A simpler path to regional expansion.
Capacity That Grows With the Business
Digital demand rarely stays static.
An organisation might begin with modest network requirements and rapidly increase capacity as more workloads, customers or applications move into the market.
Airtel’s Malaysia PoP allows customers to scale connectivity from 1G to 100G, giving businesses the flexibility to expand their network capacity alongside their growth.
Enabling the Wider Digital Ecosystem
The significance of the Malaysia PoP extends beyond large multinational enterprises.
As Malaysia develops into a larger digital infrastructure market, connectivity demand is growing across the ecosystem.
ISPs and Carriers
Regional service providers need scalable international capacity and reliable connectivity into global destinations.
Connecting into Airtel’s backbone can provide access to broader international routes and peering ecosystems without requiring smaller providers to independently build the same global scale.
OTT and Content Platforms
For streaming, gaming, social media and other digital platforms, user experience is heavily influenced by how efficiently content reaches audiences.
Network proximity, direct peering and predictable routing become increasingly important as digital consumption grows across Southeast Asia.
Cloud and Digital Infrastructure Providers
As cloud infrastructure expands in Malaysia, connectivity becomes the bridge between workloads, enterprises, data centres and users across markets.
A strong international network therefore becomes an essential layer of the country’s broader cloud and data centre ecosystem.
Global Enterprises
For enterprises establishing regional operations, cloud environments or technology infrastructure in Malaysia, the network needs to support expansion without creating additional operational complexity.
That means combining local presence with global reach.
One Network for a More Connected APAC
Adding another PoP to a network is easy to describe as an infrastructure milestone.
But the larger story is where that infrastructure is being built—and why.
Malaysia represents an important shift in APAC’s digital landscape.
As enterprises, carriers, cloud providers and digital platforms establish more infrastructure in the country, connectivity architectures will evolve alongside them.
Airtel’s Malaysia PoP is part of a broader strategy to ensure our network remains present wherever our customers’ digital ambitions are taking them.
From Kuala Lumpur to Singapore, India and onward to global destinations, businesses can now connect into Airtel’s international backbone from one of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing digital markets.
Building Ahead of Where Global Business Is Going
The world’s digital infrastructure will continue to become more distributed.
New data centre markets will emerge. Cloud regions will expand. Content will move closer to users. Enterprises will enter new geographies.
The networks supporting them must be ready before that growth arrives.
With our 76th global PoP now live in Malaysia, Airtel Business is strengthening the digital corridors connecting APAC with India and the rest of the world.
Because for global businesses, connectivity should not become a barrier to expansion.
It should be the infrastructure that makes expansion possible.
Connect with Airtel Business to explore how the Malaysia PoP can support your expansion, cloud connectivity and international network requirements across APAC and beyond.
