KUALA LUMPUR: U Mobile and Huawei Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to support the telco's 5G strategic roadmap.
U Mobile will tap into Huawei Malaysia's global expertise for 5G network enhancements and evolution to future technologies.
Both parties will also intensify research and development to increase adoption by both consumer and enterprise markets.
As part of the collaboration, the telco will work with Huawei Malaysia to deploy the latest hardware and software to achieve the most efficient and high-performance second 5G network for Malaysia.
Additionally, U Mobile will leverage Huawei Malaysia's technical expertise to deploy future RAN technologies.
"As long-term partners, we have benefitted from Huawei Malaysia's technologies and global expertise and we believe they will continue to play a critical role in helping us improve 5G experience and also in our preparations to deploy future RAN technologies.
"This will help us ensure that our infrastructure is capable of supporting rapidly evolving and high-performance needs, particularly from enterprises," said U Mobile chief technology officer Woon Ooi Yuen.
The telco is also looking to Huawei Malaysia to share its global expertise and extensive research and development (R&D) findings in order to collaborate on adopting advanced technologies to support market needs, particularly those of enterprises who have ultra-low latency and massive bandwidth requirements.
On top of that, both parties will explore opportunities for project financing, including options like vendor financing or deferred payment plans.
"Huawei Malaysia looks forward to supporting U Mobile in their future developments.
"We want to set the stage for a better and more connected future. Our ultimate goal is to bridge the digital divide, and bring digital to every person, home and organisation," said Huawei Malaysia vice president of the carrier network business group Zac Chow.