In collaboration with Malaysia’s largest aquarium, aquariaKLCC, Maxis today unveiled Malaysia’s first 5G Augmented Reality (AR) experience with marine life. For the next few months, visitors can take a journey through the ocean floor to experience a fun and engaging side of technology. The one-of-a-kind showcase will also shed light on the benefits of 5G technology for a more immersive experience in creating greater awareness on ocean conservation.
The aquariaKLCC use case is part of the 5G Malaysia Demonstration Projects announced earlier by Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to facilitate, develop and foster 5G use cases in a live but controlled environment. Encik Al-Ishsal Ishak, Chairman of MCMC was also present at the launch.
“5G is a network that will power a future of smart solutions, and dramatically change the way we communicate and experience things. While we are still very much in experimentation stages, we are excited at the possibilities of new technologies. Through this engaging experience, we wanted everyone to have a glimpse into the future of how 5G technology can be fun, immersive and educational,”
Morten Bangsgaard, Maxis Chief Technology and Information Officer.
Maxis remains committed to delivering the best 5G innovation to benefit the people and businesses in Malaysia as soon as the necessary spectrum is made available. Concurrently, Maxis is launching several other demonstrations nationwide. The showcase in aquariaKLCC will be the third 5G use case demo, following the Putrajaya showcase in April and IDECS in Kuching held in July 2019. More use cases are expected to be launched, including test-beds in Langkawi and Gamuda Cove.
Maxis has long started its 5G journey. Over the last few years, it has been assessing the technology and conducting demo trials in its test lab. Maxis has been upgrading its transport network to support the gigabit speeds and at the same time virtualising its core network elements for flexibility and scalability for the capacity demands of this technology.
In February this year, Maxis and Huawei signed an MoU to cooperate on full-fledged 5G trials. Following this, Maxis commenced the first 5G live trials in the country, where it recorded close to 3Gbps download speeds. In October, Maxis and Huawei signed a landmark agreement for the provisioning of 5G network, an important milestone in Maxis’ 5G journey as it commits to deliver the best 5G innovation to benefit the people and businesses in Malaysia as soon as the necessary spectrum is made available.
