Traffic Insights and COVID-19 Impact in Malaysia
Explore the COVID-19 situation in Malaysia, traffic observations during the pandemic, analysis on network traffic, benefits of local traffic exchange, and the operational impact on internet exchange points. Discover how the pandemic affected internet traffic, network operations, and business in Malaysia.
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COVID-19 situation in Malaysia Date Confirmed Revovered Death 17/03/2020 770 70 2 Jan 24 Mar 18 May 3 1stCoronavirus case detected Lockdown (MCO) 31/03/2020 2805 537 43 14/04/2020 5054 2478 82 28/04/2020 5911 4032 100 12/05/2020 6743 5223 109 Police & Army deployed, roadblock Only essential services are allowed to operate ie hospitals, bank, telecommunication, supermarket Office, school, public transport & amenities, religious closed All work from home except those require to travel with police permit Lockdown at home, travel only if absolute necessary, fine of RM 1,000 (and also jail) if caught by authority 22/6/2020 8587 8177 121 May 4 Aug 31 Remedial MCO Business & Life resume with social distancing & SOP Religious & Social gathering allowed with SOP Sports, entertainment related to be open up gradually with SOP 1
Traffic Observations during COVID-19 Overall peak traffic growth, 20% - 33% from March to May Highest Peak traffic captured during this period, 614Gbps Traffic constantly high from 10am to 10pm Some networks traffic increased (as high as 100%) while some decreased (as low as 100%) due to nature of business 2
Traffic analysis on 3 network (1/3-21/6) 20-100% 25-35% - 100% 3
IXP benefit during Covid-19 Keep local traffic local Improve quality of internet services by reducing delay and improving end-user experience Big ISP/Mobile operators traffic increased due to WFH. Additional ports subscribed during this period, is not chargeable MyIX is a non-profit organization, operated by the industry. All members are stakeholders. It is also the National Internet Exchange As part of Corporate Responsibility we do provide value added services ie subsidized training, local forum 4
Impact on IXP operations Work form home, board meeting via zoom Put on hold, work in progress Commissioning of new IX satellite nodes (#completed in May) RPKI implementation (#completed this week) Annual General Meeting Management emphasized on network availability, monitoring & extend full support to members No activities allowed except upgrade by members Major Telco/Mobile operators upgrade their capacity to serve the public during the lockdown MyIX waived the upgraded port fee from Apr to July 5
Any policy/industry actions in your country ? Free 1G data offer by mobile operators Telco/Mobile Operators o Capacity upgrade backhaul, access o Maximize spare equipment o Usage of Mobile Antenna (coverage on the wheels) in problem areas o Capacity upgrade (CDN, caching, Peering / IXP, IP transit) o Enhance customer service o Defer payment Income tax relief for purchasing handphone and laptop for FY 2020 6
