Celcom Axiata Berhad today inked an agreement with Huawei Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. to deploy Celcom’s very own 5G Innovation Hub at the Celcom headquarters named “@celcom” in Petaling Jaya Sentral.
The collaboration between Celcom and Huawei comes with the realization of a 5G Innovation Hub at Celcom Axiata’s Centre of Excellence (“CACE”). The 5G Innovation Hub will be an opportunity for business partners, technology developers, academia and industry players to experience the deployment of 5G verticals and use cases. This will therefore, maximise 5G’s potential and capabilities.
The hub will also enable Celcom to spearhead future inspiring innovations by testing the new 5G network performance and functionality. And therefore will benefit vertical industries and speed up the pace of 5G adoption in Malaysia.
The agreement was signed by Idham Nawawi, Chief Executive Officer of Celcom Axiata Berhad and
Michael Yuan, Chief Executive Officer of Huawei Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. at @celcom.
Celcom and Huawei will also collaborate to explore the transformation of the current network, evolving towards 5G. These end-to-end transformations include:
- The evolution of RAN equipment to the Next Generation New Radio (NR) Base Station.
- Transport backhaul will be enhanced to carry gigabits of traffic with extremely stringent latency to cope with the demanding requirements of 5G.
- The mobile core network will be upgraded into the NSA Core, equipped with Mobile Edge
Computing (MEC) technology to enhance the end user experience of 5G in the near future. The core network will also be an all cloud architecture featuring massive computing power but operating with greater efficiency at the same time.
Idham Nawawi, Chief Executive Officer of Celcom Axiata Berhad said Celcom is excited to collaborate with Huawei in the delivery of next-generation technology that will only serve as an improvement to the livelihood of Malaysians and to the nation.
“As 5G is already knocking on our nation’s doorstep, Celcom will continue to stand alongside the nation in transforming its aspirations into reality. Through this collaboration, and with a focus on delivering some of the best innovations that will inspire the nation, we will be working towards making our building 5G ready.
In line with the #5GMalaysia theme of “Progressing Humanity”, we will be seeking approval from the
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to begin 5G network market trials
at our @celcom building in Petaling Jaya Sentral, and its surrounding areas,” Idham said.
