KUALA LUMPUR: Following their TechCity partnership, which was formalised early this year, Maxis and Huawei Technologies Malaysia (Huawei) have begun scaling up the 4G network to prepare for a seamless transition to 5G.
Maxis has selected key areas in Kuala Lumpur to conduct trials with Huawei, with a focus to increase 4G capacity and user experience, enable fast 5G deployment, and achieve optimisation of network resources – all of which will prepare for 5G deployment once spectrum is made available.
The TechCity initiative is dedicated to building an excellent 4G and 5G infrastructure to bring the best connectivity experience and digital quality of life for the people and businesses in Malaysia in the future. Through the programme, Maxis joins global leading operators in having closer R&D collaboration and access to the latest development of 5G applications. Huawei's TechCity had already launched in leading cities such as London, Seoul and Tokyo.
"The 5G TechCity programme aims to foster an ecosystem of smart solutions that will be key drivers for the nation's digital economy and elevate its competitiveness from an Industry 4.0 standpoint," said Maxis' chief technology and information officer, Morten Bangsgaard.
"We are pleased to be progressing on this programme with Huawei. We are committed to delivering seamless digital connectivity for all Malaysians, which will pave the way for a steady transition into 5G technology deployment in line with the nation's Jendela aspirations," he said.
Meanwhile, Huawei CEO of Malaysia, Michael Yuan, said Malaysia has been making tremendous headway with its forward ICT policies towards building a digital economy, and TechCity is fundamental to this journey to cultivate a robust ecosystem to deliver exceptional user experience and network efficiency.
"We are pleased to be working with Maxis on the TechCity initiative to successfully create 5G solutions that can be replicated in global markets," he said.
In January this year, Maxis announced a new record at two of its 5G trial sites in Subang Jaya after successfully achieving 2.96Gbps for single user peak speeds, based on the 5G New Radio Carrier Aggregation to showcase single user peak speeds, and the 5G MU-MIMO (multi user MIMO) test to showcase single cell peak speeds due to multiple concurrent user usage. In the same month, Maxis successfully conducted Southeast Asia's first 5G Multi Operator Core Network (MOCN) trial in collaboration with Celcom, achieving peak speeds of more than 1.1Gbps in an outdoor environment at trial sites in Langkawi, Kedah.