Ts. Hamadlan Bin Haji Hamdan

Chief Digital Officer (CDO)
Sarawak Digital Economy Corporation Bhd. (SDEC)
Education & Experience: Ts. Hamadlan holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology from Universiti Malaya (UM) and a Master’s Degree in Information Technology from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM). He is also a certified member of the Malaysia Board of Technologists (MBOT). Ts. Hamadlan is a seasoned IT leader with over 25 years of experience in IT service management, ITIL practices, strategic technology planning, and the development of cost-effective IT solutions. Career & Strategic Contributions: Ts. Hamadlan began his career in 2000 with Maxis Communications Berhad and went on to serve at U Mobile, as well as international telecommunications companies such as Saudi Telecom Company (STC), ZAIN Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait Viva. His focus during this time was on policy development, IT service management, and strategic planning. In 2013, he returned to Sarawak to join SACOFA Sdn. Bhd., where he led key operational transformation initiatives. He later assumed the role of Deputy General Manager at the Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA), where he played a pivotal role in fostering collaborations to drive the region’s digital economy agenda. Since November 2021, Ts. Hamadlan has served as the Chief Technology Officer of SDEC, where he leads digital economy initiatives and oversees the management of network operations. Among his key achievements are the implementation of the world’s first 6-way 4G Multi-Operator Core Network (MOCN), cloud service, and Sarawak Rural Broadband Network (MySRBN) broadband internet, as well as the deployment of 600 SMART towers across rural and remote areas in Sarawak.

Programmes

From Earth to Orbit: Building the Next-Generation Connectivity Ecosystem for a Borderless Sarawak
The Future
Sarawak’s digital ambitions depend on connectivity that reaches everyone, everywhere, from Kuching’s city centre to longhouses deep in the interior, and outwards to the rest of ASEAN and the world. This session looks at how that connectivity ecosystem is being built across every layer: fibre and tower networks on the ground, subsea links to the wider region, and satellite capacity in orbit. Bringing together a leading infrastructure provider, a national satellite operator and an academic perspective on next-generation networks, the panel explores how these layers can work as one seamless system, what emerging technologies such as low-earth-orbit satellites and 6G mean for the state, and how a “borderless” Sarawak, where geography no longer limits opportunity, can be made a reality.

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