MIMOS, Maxis and Huawei Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd have established a tripartite partnership to build a 5G and AI Innovation Hub at the MIMOS campus in Kuala Lumpur to accelerate industrial use cases enabled by 5G, Internet of Things (IoT), cloud and artificial intelligence (AI).
Upon becoming fully operational, the hub will serve as a co-creation testbed for research and development (R&D) as well as an incubator for innovative solutions which will enable businesses to access infrastructure and facilities enabled by advanced technologies.
“Our market-driven R&D activities are focused on creating local technology players that are able to develop solutions that meet the market needs and have significant future exportability,” commented MIMOS’ president and CEO Dr Iskandar Samad.
“It is important for Malaysia to be the place where innovative AI and 5G solutions can be developed and deployed globally. A strong innovation ecosystem will provide more opportunities for the industries.”
As the national applied R&D centre, MIMOS will be the host and innovation driver with the agency offering R&D advisory, national-level facilities for testbed operation, demonstration and training, and overseeing the creation of solutions that will aid industries in achieving continued growth.
As Malaysia’s leading converged solutions provider, Maxis will be powering up the hub with its best-in-class networking and connectivity services by lending its expertise for new innovations to be nurtured and accelerated.
Additionally, the mobile network operator will also be using its capabilities to integrate the solutions developed by the hub with its enterprise solutions introduced into the local market.
Meanwhile, Huawei as a leading technology provider will tap on its extensive experience in operating innovation labs, advice on global best practices, facilitate technology knowledge transfers to local ecosystem partners and also take these innovations to the global go-to market.
The hub will also showcase the following:
- Smart manufacturing: 5G enablement of sensors and connected devices within a factory as well as throughout the entire value chain.
- Data mining for customer service: Using large sets of data to create more meaningful outcomes for user experience such as more personalised content
- Durian sense: Implementation of IoT sensors and big data analytics for smart agriculture.
Enterprises can visit www.5g-ai-hub.my to explore and find out more about the hub or to schedule a visit to the hub. – March 11, 2022
