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NOKIA TO MODERNISE DATA CENTRE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR MAXIS
Nokia is to significantly upgrade the data centre infrastructure of Maxis, Malaysia’ s leading integrated telecommunications provider. The upgrade is aimed at enhancing connectivity and scalability with Nokia’ s data centre switches and Event-Driven Automation( EDA) platform – with the deployment supporting Maxis’ s business growth by providing a scalable, secure and efficient data centre architecture.
Modernisation of Maxis’ data centre connectivity technology will help the company simplify network operations, solve issues faster and automate workloads – all on a robust and secure infrastructure.
Nokia will deploy its cutting-edge 7220 Interconnect Router( IXR) data centre switches and EDA technology across multiple Maxis data centres. This upgrade will enable Maxis to provision infrastructure resources without delay, reduce complexity and ensure secure applications running in the network can scale gracefully.
Goh Seow Eng, CEO, Maxis, said the expansion reflected Malaysia’ s emergence as a hub for data centres and hyperscalers, in line with greater adoption of AI-enabled cloud infrastructure.
“ This initiative will enhance our network capabilities, ensuring we are able to continue providing best-in-class connectivity-adjacent solutions powered by fast, secure and reliable connectivity.”
Ming Kin Ngiam, Head of Southeast Asia South for Network Infrastructure, Nokia, said:“ We are pleased to work with Maxis to modernise their data centre infrastructure with our advanced data centre switches and EDA technology.
“ This collaboration is a testament to the strength of our technology and our commitment to supporting our customer’ s growth in the booming data centre market in Southeast Asia.”
Headquartered in Dubai, with offices in India, Saudi Arabia and South Africa, Sudlows Consulting has thrived in some of the fastest-growing regions in the world – with the acquisition pitched as a foundation to scale in a sector seeing sustained growth driven by data demand, cloud adoption and AI.
John Rippingale, CEO, Sudlows Consulting, said:“ This partnership validates the work we’ ve done and amplifies what we can achieve together.”
John Gilley, CEO, Kent, said expertise in the data centre sector is second to none.
Sudlows Consulting has been acquired by global engineering service group Kent to‘ fully capitalise’ on the extraordinary growth in the international data centre market.
Founded in 2014, Sudlows Consulting has become a trusted leader in data centre design and engineering, completing over 100 projects across 20 countries.
SUDLOWS CONSULTING TO‘ FULLY CAPITALISE’ ON INTERNATIONAL DATA CENTRE MARKET GROWTH
“ This acquisition is a significant step in our strategy to diversify into adjacent markets( and) deliver gamechanging solutions for clients,” he said.
Exiting shareholders, led by John Collins, echoed Gilley’ s words reinforcing that“ the strategic fit between Kent and Sudlows Consulting will bring new waves of sustainable engineering excellence for many years to come.”
The data centre sector continues to experience remarkable growth, with an 11 % CAGR projected between 2024 and 2028.
The increasing need for localised data storage, cloud infrastructure, and AI technologies offers a long-term, noncyclical growth opportunity that Sudlows Consulting and Kent are now positioned to meet.
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