Espoo, Finland – Nokia has unveiled a strategic collaboration with Maxis, the first in upgrading the data center infrastructure of the Malaysian telecom provider. The upgrade will enable next-generation connectivity, scalability, and automation, thus strengthening Maxis’ digital transformation towards the fast-growing Southeast Asian market.
The deployment consists of Nokia 7220 Interconnect Router (IXR) datacenter switches and Event-Driven Automation (EDA) platform, simplifying network operations as well as automating workloads and ensuring secure scalability for Maxis. Together with a built-in AI service and hyperscale connectivity, these further pave the way toward creating the robust foundation needed for some cloud-based and hyperscale connectivity.
“This expansion of our longstanding collaboration with Nokia will drive next-generation connectivity in anticipation of customers’ growing needs. It reflects Malaysia’s emergence as a hub for data centers 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,” said Goh Seow Eng, Chief Executive Officer at Maxis.
“Data center networks are critical infrastructure and need to be extremely reliable while also being simple to deploy and operate. We are pleased to work with Maxis to modernize their data center infrastructure with our advanced data center switches and EDA technology to provide Maxis with a future-proof architecture that is scalable, resilient, and easy to deploy. This collaboration is a testament to the strength of our technology and our commitment to supporting our customer’s growth in the booming data center market in Southeast Asia,” added Ming Kin Ngiam, Head of Southeast Asia South for Network Infrastructure at Nokia.
With the introduction of the Nokia EDA platform, operational efficiency will be gradually increased through the reduction of manual intervention, accelerated response times, and minimized errors. Meanwhile, the Nokia 7220 IXR switches offer easily scaled, high-capacity connectivity specially designed for AI-driven workloads.
This helps strengthen the capabilities of Maxis’ network and positions Malaysia as a key player in the thriving cloud and data center markets across the region.
Source: https://www.nokia.com/about-us/news/releases/2025/02/28/nokia-to-modernize-data-center-infrastructure-for-maxis-mwc25/
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