Industry Findings: Structural differences among ASEAN economies have made the region’s performance increasingly dependent on cross-border digital-infrastructure alignment and national data frameworks (Sep-2023). Enterprises now select providers based on their ability to offer low-latency regional coverage rather than single-country hosting. The shift is accelerated by the rise of sovereign-compliant cloud initiatives in Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia, each influencing workload-placement strategies for regional conglomerates.
Industry Progression: Momentum strengthened when Amazon Web Services confirmed a US$5B investment to launch a new AWS region in Malaysia (Mar-2024). This announcement reshapes ASEAN’s compute geography by distributing capacity beyond Singapore and offering new redundancy and data-residency options. The investment pushes providers across ASEAN to expedite DC builds and enhances multi-country workload portability.
Industry Player Insights: ASEAN’s regional momentum is led by Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, Huawei Cloud, and Telekom Malaysia. Telekom Malaysia’s Apr-2024 enhancements to its Cloud Alpha platform improved enterprise-grade connectivity and hybrid interoperability, widening domestic cloud adoption and intensifying regional competition.