Malaysia will be amongst the first country in Asia to showcase 5G technology to the public giving a glimpse into the much hyped next generation mobile connectivity and its possible application in our day to day life. Highly regarded as the evolution in communication that will change the way business and governments operate as well as consumers day to day activities. 5G is not just faster data speeds or greater network capacity, it is beyond connecting devices and more about building new services, machine to machine communication and includes practical uses in healthcare, media and entertainment, smart city, automotive, manufacturing, public safety, agriculture and education
The 5G showcase that will be held on 18 April 2019 in Putrajaya will provide Malaysians an opportunity to see and experience first-hand on the capability of this technology and its uses in the various industries. Visitors can expect to experience some real-life applications of the technology that will be on exhibit including remote healthcare diagnosis and consultation, immersive education, real-time e-sports with multiple 4K displays, holoportation, autonomous self-driving cars, drones for various digital mapping and monitoring, robots, smart manufacturing, precision farming, virtual reality classroom and smart internet-of-things (IoT) campuses.
Starting 20 to 21 the public will be able to access the event halls which will feature 8 areas that will see the adoption of 5G in rapid phase including healthcare, media and entertainment, smart city, automotive, manufacturing, public safety, agriculture and education. The showcases is being offered by leading communications companies and higher institutions of learning in Malaysia including Celcom, Digi, Ericsson, Huawei, Malaysia Automotive Robotics IoT Institute (MARii), Maxis, Nokia, Telekom Malaysia (TM), U Mobile, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and ZTE.
In November 2018, MCMC established a national 5G Task Force comprising various stakeholders and industry players to study and recommend a holistic strategy for 5G deployment in Malaysia. It is supported by four working groups that will address matters pertaining to Business Case, Infrastructure, Spectrum Management & Allocation, and Regulatory. 5G test beds have also been formed in Cyberjaya and Putrajaya to explore the practical uses, technologies and modes of implementation of 5G.
