KUALA LUMPUR: CelcomDigi Bhd (CelcomDigi) and South Korea's wireless telecommunications operator SK Telecom have teamed up to explore and develop Malaysia's first operator-led mobile metaverse platform.
Both parties had sealed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Mobile World Congress 2023 in Barcelona, said CelcomDigi in a statement today.
Under the MoU, CelcomDigi and SKT will create new business opportunities by working together to develop and offer metaverse and artificial intelligence (AI) use cases optimised for the Malaysian market.
This will be done via CelcomDigi's Innovation Centre.
CelcomDigi chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Idham Nawawi said the collaboration positioned the company at the forefront of developing innovative Metaverse services for Malaysians by leveraging on the latest technology, including 5G.
"This collaboration is part of our journey towards becoming the top telco-tech company in Malaysia and we aim to collaborate with more local organisations to co-create innovative use-cases that will spur growth within the nation's digital economy," he said.
Leveraging from edge computing processes for best latency experience, the development of Malaysia's first operator-led Mobile Metaverse Platform will also enable the co-creation and unlocking of new Metaverse content and services for customers and businesses in Malaysia.
Both companies will explore creating Metaverse services in various verticals such as education, health, retail, and entertainment, contributing to the development of Malaysia's Metaverse Ecosystem.
"As we advance into the global market with our metaverse platform ifland, major telecommunications companies in the Southeast Asian countries and region play an important role as our partners," SK Telekom CEO Young-sang Ryu said.
"Going forward, we will continue to work closely with the companies to expand the scope of our metaverse service," Ryu added.