Estates digitally connected to improve efficiency and controls

JOHOR BAHRU, June 20 (Bernama) -- Johor Plantations Berhad (“Johor Plantations”) has connected its entire network of operations with Maxis’ solutions. This is being enabled by Maxis’ SD-WAN (Software-Defined Wide Area Network) for fast, secure and stable connectivity throughout its estates, mills, biogas plants, biomethane plant and agrotech lab, spanning across 60,339 hectares. 
 
The milestone stems from Johor Plantations’ partnership with Maxis, Malaysia’s leading integrated telco, in which Maxis designed and deployed infrastructure of over 27 microwave dishes and communications towers across Johor Plantation’s operating units to support a range of capabilities, especially Maxis’ high speed Dedicated Internet Access for cloud connectivity. This infrastructure will assist Johor Plantations in many facets, including improving palm oil crop management, worker resource planning as well as environmental management monitoring. In addition, Maxis’ Managed SD-WAN also now connects an additional 11 sites across Johor Plantation’s network, for a secured environment and better 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 partnership is in line with Johor Plantations’ wider digital transformation journey that will leverage digitalisation to enhance efficiencies and generate greater productivity throughout its organisation. With a robust infrastructure now in place, Johor Plantations will continue to explore more digitalisation projects to transform its business, including a fully digital and mobile plantation management system and digital traceability using blockchain technology.     
 
“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. 

About Maxis 
Maxis is Malaysia’s leading converged solutions provider, providing high quality digital services and connectivity solutions. As a homegrown Malaysian brand, we have been serving Malaysians for over 25 years and are passionate about bringing together the best of technologies to enable people, businesses and the nation to Always Be Ahead in a changing world. With digitalisation changing the way we live, communicate and access services, we continue to be at the forefront of innovation through our products and services for consumers and enterprises, leveraging our No. 1 converged network that extends to over 94% of the country’s population and one of the widest retail networks nationwide.
 
We take great pride in investing in the nation and creating a positive impact for all our stakeholders through our community outreach programmes. These are driven by digital learning for students, helping small businesses grow, digitally empowering women entrepreneurs as well as providing scholarships and capability building programmes for deserving young Malaysian talent. Maxis is a public listed company on Bursa Malaysia, with shares owned by over 5,800 institutional shareholders that include more than 23% Government Related Institutional Investors as of December 2022.
 
For our sustainability track record and other important information please visit www.maxis.com.my 
 
About Johor Plantations Berhad
Johor Plantations Berhad (formerly known as Mahamurni Plantations Sdn Bhd) is a subsidiary of Kulim (Malaysia) Berhad, a Johor Corporation (“JCorp”) company. The principal activities of Johor Plantations are oil palm cultivation and the processing of fresh fruit bunches into crude palm oil and palm kernel. It owns and manages plantations and mills in Malaysia, focusing on the state of Johor. The company is also involved in managing estates, seeds production, agricultural and landscaping supplies as well as machinery and parts for agricultural use. It also operates renewable energy facilities and provides safety and health training and related services.
 
Johor Plantations was incorporated in Malaysia on 21 March 1978 as a private limited company under the name of Yule Catto Plantations Sdn Bhd. The company changed its name to Mahamurni Plantations Sdn Bhd on 12 May 1993. In 1994, KULIM acquired 100% equity in the company from JCorp. The company changed its name to Johor Plantations Sdn Bhd on 12 February 2023 and converted to a public limited company on 20 February 2023.
 
For more information, please visit www.johorplantations.com  

Source: Johor Plantations Berhad

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Maxis 
Name: Keith Pereira
Head of Corporate Communications 
Tel: +6012-297 5662
Email: kpereira@maxis.com.my 

Name: Heiddy Gan
Corporate Communications
Tel: +6017-675 5137
Email: heiddygan@maxis.com.my   

Johor Plantations
Name: Anwar Mahbob
Head of Corporate Strategy
Tel: 012-229 8981
Email: anwar.mahbob@johorplantations.com 

Name: Dalilah Ibrahim
Head of Corporate Communication
Tel: 012-328 1727
Email: dalilah@johorplantations.com 

--BERNAMA