MyIX expects internet traffic to keep rising as Malaysia’s digital economy expands

• Traffic at MyIX rises 16% as AI, cloud services and digital platforms drive higher internet demand
• Growing AI workloads, cloud adoption and data centre expansion expected to drive future traffic growth

Internet traffic in Malaysia is expected to continue growing after the country recorded a new high in the first five months of this year, driven by rising use of cloud platforms, artificial intelligence (AI), digital payments, e-commerce, streaming and other online services.

Malaysia Internet Exchange (MyIX) chairman Chiew Kok Hin said the trend reflects the growing importance of strong domestic connectivity in supporting Malaysia’s digital economy and AI Nation 2030 aspirations.

This follows a 16% increase in traffic at MyIX to a record 2,527 Gbps as of February 2026, up from 2,184 Gbps in 2025.

“The rise in traffic reflects how central strong domestic connectivity has become to businesses, users and digital services nationwide,” he said.

“As Malaysia advances its AI Nation 2030 aspirations, strong and reliable connectivity will become increasingly important to innovation, investment and the delivery of digital services.”

Chiew said future growth will be driven by wider adoption of cloud services, AI-enabled applications, video streaming, online commerce, digital payments and Malaysia’s expanding data centre ecosystem.

He added that domestic internet exchange infrastructure will remain important in keeping local traffic local, reducing latency and strengthening national internet resilience.

Chiew was speaking after MyIX hosted an Advanced Routing with RPKI training session recently as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen cybersecurity and technical capabilities within Malaysia’s internet infrastructure ecosystem.

The session exposed network engineers and technical personnel to routing security practices and Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI), which helps networks validate route announcements and reduce risks such as route hijacking.

Building on the session, MyIX plans to introduce more cybersecurity-related training programmes to help network operators and industry participants strengthen their understanding of internet infrastructure security, routing resilience and emerging cyber risks.

Chiew said these efforts are becoming increasingly important as higher internet traffic, cloud adoption, AI workloads and data centre growth place greater demands on national connectivity and cybersecurity resilience.

He added that strengthening routing security and operational capabilities will help Malaysia support a more secure and resilient internet ecosystem in line with broader digital economy ambitions.

MyIX was established in 2006 under the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) as the country’s national internet exchange, enabling networks to interconnect locally and exchange traffic more efficiently.

By facilitating domestic peering, the exchange helps improve performance, reduce latency, lower dependency on international bandwidth and strengthen Malaysia’s overall internet resilience.