Maxis Rolls Out Malaysia’s First QSN Solution For Govt, Businesses

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Maxis Bhd (Maxis) has introduced Malaysia’s first Quantum Safe Networking (QSN) solution for government agencies and businesses, making it the first telco in the country to offer this advanced security capability. 

In a statement, Maxis said QSN is available through Maxis Business, its business-to-business (B2B) arm, in partnership with Nokia.  

This managed service encrypts data directly at the optical layer, securing critical data against future quantum computing threats and empowering businesses in the era of artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud.

The solution ensures quantum-safe encryption of data in transit, mitigating the urgent "harvest now, decrypt later" threat, where data intercepted today could be decrypted by future quantum computers. 

"It particularly serves the needs of critical industries with strict data integrity and data sovereignty requirements, such as banking and financial services, healthcare and the public sector," it said. 

Its chief enterprise business officer, Prateek Pashine said Maxis is setting a new standard for network protection, giving government agencies and businesses the confidence to accelerate their digital transformation journeys. 

"This demonstrates our commitment to fortify Malaysia's digital resilience, in line with the national cybersecurity agenda," he said.

The telco highlighted that QSN adds a future-proof layer of security to its fibre connectivity services, especially for enterprises, cloud providers and financial institutions relying on data centre interconnects and high-capacity fibre links. 

It added that QSN also complements Maxis's Data Centre Connect solution, delivering secure, private access to major cloud providers and data centres nationwide for businesses across physical, hybrid or multi-cloud environments. 

-- BERNAMA