In this video interview, we speak with Hafiz Lockman, General Manager of International Sales and Partnerships at TM Global, the international and wholesale arm of Telekom Malaysia. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Hafiz shares deep insights into how TM Global is helping democratize AI infrastructure across ASEAN with the launch of GPU-as-a-Service.
Key Topics Covered:
• Why Telekom Malaysia is entering the GPU-as-a-Service market
• Sovereign AI infrastructure strategy to boost Malaysia’s digital economy
• The technical backbone: 700,000+ km fiber, 160+ CDNs, and Tier III data centers
• Adoption trends across ASEAN governments, startups, and enterprises
• TM’s evolving data center strategy, including the 10MW IPDC facility in Johor and a major new 200MW expansion in partnership with STT GDC
• The skyrocketing power density requirements of AI clusters, from 10kW to 150kW per rack
• Malaysia’s growing role as a digital infrastructure hub for Southeast Asia
🧠 TM’s GPU-as-a-Service is designed to offer secure, scalable, and cost-effective AI compute—a game-changer for regional innovation in fields like:
• Healthcare diagnostics
• Autonomous vehicles
• Smart cities
• Virtual reality media
With the rapid development of AI, compute power has become the new oil—and TM is positioning Malaysia as a critical access point for the global AI economy.
🎥 Watch the full video to learn how TM Global is transitioning from telco to techco, and how it’s helping global cloud players and tech startups tap into one of the world’s most dynamic digital economies.
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