In a bold move to bolster digital resilience, Malaysia has embarked on a transformative initiative to lay fibre optic cables along its 1,600-kilometer North-South railway corridor, stretching from Padang Besar in the north to Johor Bahru in the south, and extending to Tumpat in. In a bold move to bolster digital resilience, Malaysia has embarked on a transformative initiative to lay fibre optic cables along its 1,600-kilometer North-South railway corridor, stretching from Padang Besar in the north to Johor Bahru in the south, and extending to Tumpat in. In a bold move to bolster digital resilience, Malaysia has embarked on a transformative initiative to lay fibre optic cables along its 1,600-kilometer North-South railway corridor, stretching from Padang Besar in the north to Johor Bahru in the south, and extending to Tumpat in Kelantan. This. These fibers are housed within cables that protect them from environmental damage. On the software side, network management systems monitor and control data flow, optimizing performance and troubleshooting. Malaysian mobile network operator YTL Communications has been awarded a contract to deploy fiber optic infrastructure along 1,600km (994 miles) of railway tracks from Perlis to Johor and Kelantan. Railway Assets Corporation (RAC) announced the awarding of the contract to YTL this week. Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) is a Malaysian telecommunications company founded in 1984.