KUALA LUMPUR: Mimos Bhd, Maxis Bhd and Huawei Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd have established a tripartite partnership to build a 5G and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Innovation Hub.
In a joint statement today, the parties said the hub, to be located at the Mimos campus, would help accelerate industrial use cases enabled by 5G, Internet of Things (IoT), Cloud and AI.
Upon becoming fully operational, the hub will be a co-creation testbed for research and development (R&D) and an incubator for innovative solutions, which will enable businesses to access infrastructure and facilities enabled by advanced technologies.
Mimos president and chief executive officer (CEO) Dr Iskandar Samad said the company's R&D activities were focused on creating local technology players that are able to develop solutions that meet the market needs and have significant future exportability.
"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," he said.
Under the partnership, Mimos will play its role as a host and innovation driver where the agency will offer R&D advisory, and its national-level facilities for testbed operation, demonstration, and training.
Mimos will also oversee the creation of solutions that will aid industries in achieving continued growth.
Maxis will be powering up the hub with its best-in-class networking and connectivity services and will lend its expertise for new innovations to be nurtured and accelerated.
Maxis will also be using its capabilities to integrate the solutions developed by the hub with its enterprise solutions introduced into the local market.
Huawei, 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 help take these innovations to the global go-to market.
Maxis CEO Gokhan Ogut said the company is committed to investing in the nation to support the country's digital agenda.
"This collaboration is an important part of our journey as we help unleash the immense potential of advanced technologies that can be applied across industries," he said.
Huawei Malaysia CEO Michael Yuan said the hub will also enable local ecosystem partners in their adoption of 5G, AI and Cloud technology.
"This partnership reinforces our commitment towards joint innovation, and we look forward to working together to innovate with our partners to advance Malaysia's digital economy," said Yuan.