KUALA LUMPUR (April 26): Malaysia jumped five notches to rank 24th (out of 50) on the Huawei Global Connectivity Index 2017 (GCI) released recently. According to GCI 2017, Malaysia received full mark of 10 in its high ratio of mobile broadband penetration. Malaysia is seeking cooperation with cloud service providers to accelerate cloud transformation for telecoms service providers. Meanwhile, Huawei of Malaysia CEO Abraham Liu said Malaysia’s climb in ranks on the global connectivity index was not a complete surprise. “The government's initiative in incubating a startup ecosystem through its Malaysia Digital Hub is a great example for local businesses to get connected in the digital economy.

Source: The Edge Markets April 25, 2017 22:15 UTC