eNanyang.my SoftBank is investing 200 billion yuan in East and West Malaysia to test its technology bet.
SoftBank has set its sights on both Peninsular Malaysia and East Malaysia, ushering in a new wave of technology investment. As SoftBank plans to invest US$50 billion (about RM204.2 billion) in Malaysia, it will comprehensively deploy diverse digital infrastructure such as artificial intelligence, cloud services and data centers. The data center boom that has been concentrated in Peninsular Malaysia for the past few years has now officially expanded to the hinterlands of East Malaysia such as Kuching, Sarawak.