Johor Plantations Berhad (Johor Plantations) has integrated Maxis’ solutions throughout its full network of operations. Maxis’ SD-WAN (Software-Defined Wide Area Network) enables this for fast, secure, and stable connectivity across its estates, mills, biogas plants, biomethane plant, and agrotech lab, which span 60,339 hectares.
The achievement is the result of Johor Plantations’ collaboration with Malaysia’s telco, Maxis, in which Maxis designed and deployed infrastructure of over 27 microwave dishes and communications towers across Johor Plantations’ operating units to support a variety of capabilities, particularly Maxis’ high speed Dedicated Internet Access for cloud connectivity.
This infrastructure will help Johor Plantations in a variety of ways, including better palm oil crop management, workforce resource planning, and environmental management monitoring. Maxis’ Managed SD-WAN now connects an additional 11 sites within Johor Plantation’s network, providing a more secure environment and improved accessibility.
“This partnership has been timely and we are pleased to have an industry leader such as Maxis on board to assist us in attaining a higher level of interconnectedness and stable communications that have been identified as a critical core to our operations in the short and long term. High speed connectivity is critical for our business growth and advancement, and we look forward to reaping the benefits of a fully connected environment which will allow for better communication and integration of our operations,” said Mohd Faris Adli Shukery, Managing Director of Johor Plantations.
“We are pleased to support Johor Plantations in line with their digital ambitions. Our wide range of scalable connectivity solutions enabled by best-in-class technologies will ensure their business and workforce stay connected at all times. Our partnership demonstrates the magnitude in which we are able to fully address the telecommunication needs of large-scale operations with a wide coverage area,” said Claire Featherstone, Maxis’ Acting Chief Enterprise Business Officer.
The collaboration is in line with Johor Plantations’ larger digital transformation plan, which will harness digitisation to increase efficiencies and productivity across the firm. Johor Plantations will continue to investigate other digitisation projects to change its business, including a fully digital and mobile plantation management system and digital traceability utilising blockchain technology, given that a solid framework is in place.
“When it comes to digital transformation, we can no longer adopt a ‘wait and see’ approach. There is a need to forge ahead with innovations to keep pace with market demands and this partnership represents a key initiative that aligns with our digital aspirations as an integrated plantation company,” added Mohd Faris.
