Bandar MSC Cyberport, the ICT flagship of Iskandar Malaysia, is a new mixed development project to be developed on a 150-acre (0.61 km2) freehold land in Indahpura, Kulai which has been identified as the MSC Malaysia Cybercity in Johor. It is located within the area of Kulai and Senai, about 35 kilometres north-west of Johor Bahru city centre and surrounded by a number of established and on-going residential developments.
The proposed Bandar MSC Cyberport will be developed in 3 phases, starting from 2010 over a 10-year period with an estimated Gross Development Value (GDV) of USD341 Million (RM1.16 Billion). Phase 1 will cover 31.24-acre (126,400 m2) and its GDV is estimated at USD135 Million (RM460 Million). The phase 1 development is expected to commence by 2010 and complete by end of 2012.
MSC Cyberport had recently signed a MoU with Sunil Mantri Realty Ltd, a leading Special Economic Zones Developer from India. About USD100 Million (RM324 Million) investment is expected to be injected from the Mumbai-based property developer to develop, construct and market Bandar MSC Cyberport in Kulai.
Bandar MSC Cyberport is designed to have infrastructure and clustering effect that would create the enabling environment for technopreneurs to nurture and businesses to grow. It will be the place to work, live and play whereby business, living, environment and recreational activities seamlessly converge within a vibrant IT Cybercity. Strategically located at the meeting point of the North-South Highway and Second Link Highway, Bandar MSC Cyberport is accessible approximately half an hour away from Singapore and a 3-hour drive from Kuala Lumpur.
Besides its convenient accessibility, Bandar MSC Cyberport will offer quality facilities and state of art infrastructure which includes service apartments, commercial & office space, R&D centres, cyber incubators and transport hub. Living in the new township will offer a new lifestyle of interactive convenience with a fully networked community with broadband access and wireless local area network.
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