KUALA LUMPUR: Urban development i-City in Shah Alam today announced a partnership with Huawei Enterprise Malaysia to reinvent the next generation of smart city at Malaysia's first technology city developed by I-Berhad.
I-Berhad chairman Tan Sri Lim Kim Hong said the next generation of i-City involves Artificial Intelligence (AI) enhancements – converging smart home, smart city and property technology to create better value for people living, working and visiting the city.
"Imagine visiting a vibrant city with busy on-going economic activities minus the traffic congestion. Imagine being able to commute seamlessly with autonomous buses that arrive on time.
"Imagine a city that is able to work together with enforcement units for crime prevention before crime happens. Imagine moving into an office that has all the AI infrastructure in place for the company's growth and resource planning purposes, that is the kind of ultrapolis i-City aims to be in the future," he said in a statement today.
I-Berhad executive director and chief technology officer Ricky Lim said with the implementation of the AI enhancements, property owners would enjoy more efficient buildings.
He said residents and visitors would enjoy more convenient lifestyles, while businesses – super broadband efficiency and services with very low redundancies.
"With the government rolling out 5G this year, we will see a surge in usage of internet enabled devices.
"To cater to that explosion of data traffic, now is the right time to set up two new hyperscale data centres, each occupying 100,000 sq ft space within the ultrapolis," Ricky said.
He added that the next generation of i-City would make all the infrastructures for AI utility available on demand to residents and businesses.
Lim said right from its conceptualisation in 2008, the developer had paid attention to not only architectural elements but also how digital technologies can be woven into its construction fabrics.
He added that Huawei, with its track record of being the technology giant of the east – where half of the world's smart cities are built, has the right synergy in helping i-City, an AI-forward developer accelerate its mission to becoming Malaysia's first and most progressive smart city.