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Who is MYREN?
The Malaysian Research & Education Network (MYREN) is the national research and education network (NREN) of Malaysia, providing dedicated high-performance connectivity and related services to universities, research institutions, and public-sector education and science agencies.
- Nationwide high-bandwidth IP networking for research and education institutions (network infrastructure)
- Connectivity to regional and global research and education networks (network peering and interconnect)
- Support for data-intensive scientific collaboration, e-learning, and academic applications (research networking services)
- Network operations, monitoring, and performance management for member institutions (network operations)
- Capacity building, outreach, and community programs for the Malaysian research and education ecosystem (community and training services)
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More About MYREN
MYREN, the Malaysian Research & Education Network, functions as Malaysia’s national research and education network, delivering a dedicated IP backbone that interconnects public universities, research institutes, selected government agencies, and other education-sector organizations. The network is designed to support high-throughput, low-latency traffic patterns associated with research workloads, academic collaboration, and digital learning services, and operates separately from commercial internet offerings.
In enterprise and institutional environments, MYREN is positioned as a specialized connectivity and services provider for research and education workloads rather than a retail telecommunications provider. Member institutions typically connect their campus networks to MYREN via high-capacity links, integrating MYREN into their core network architecture alongside commodity internet access. This allows segregation of research and academic traffic from general-purpose traffic, enabling more predictable bandwidth and routing policies for science applications, collaborative platforms, learning management systems, and shared research infrastructure.
At the technology level, MYREN operates a multi-domain IP network that uses standard internet protocols such as IPv4 and IPv6 (IP networking) and common routing protocols used in carrier and higher-education backbones. MYREN peers with regional and global research and education networks, enabling Malaysian institutions to reach international science and education communities through dedicated paths rather than relying solely on commercial transit routes. This peering model supports use cases such as grid computing, distributed data repositories, remote instrumentation, and participation in international research collaborations.
The organization’s service portfolio spans several solution categories: core backbone and access connectivity (network infrastructure), peering and transit to other NRENs and global exchanges (network interconnect), and support for advanced applications such as video conferencing, telepresence, and collaboration tools used in teaching and research (collaboration services). MYREN also provides Network Operations Center (NOC) functions, including monitoring, incident handling, and performance troubleshooting to help member institutions maintain stable and predictable connectivity for academic and research services.
Beyond connectivity, MYREN conducts community and capacity-building activities for network engineers, IT managers, researchers, and academics across its membership base (training and community programs). These efforts may include technical workshops, information-sharing sessions, and collaborative initiatives with local and international partners, all focused on the operation and effective use of research and education networking. From a directory and taxonomy perspective, MYREN is categorized under national research and education networks, with primary roles in backbone connectivity, inter-network peering, research collaboration support, and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) capacity building for the Malaysian higher education and research ecosystem.
Our description of MYREN. Updated December 2025.
