◉ HEADLINES

MWC2024: M’sian telcos, agencies ink nine MoUs on AI, 5G, cybersecurity

Fahmi Fadzil witnesses agreement signing at Malaysian Pavilion, including between Huawei-MCMC, CyberSecurity Malaysia-CTM360 W.L.L, others

8:15 PM MYT

 

BARCELONA – A total of nine memorandums of understanding (MoUs) were exchanged involving Malaysian telecommunication companies and agencies during the first day of the Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2024 which began here, yesterday. 

These significant agreements, witnessed by Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil at the Malaysian Pavilion, encompass collaborations in areas such as artificial intelligence, 5G and 5G-Advanced technologies, as well as cybersecurity. 

Among the notable collaborations is one between Huawei and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, aimed at fostering talent development initiatives within the communications and multimedia industry, alongside conducting joint research that is relevant to the field. 

Furthermore, CyberSecurity Malaysia and CTM360 W.L.L, a distinguished cybersecurity firm specialising in managing threats across various web platforms, have agreed to collaborate on combating cyber threats in Malaysia, along with sharing threat intelligence. 

Simultaneously, seven additional MoUs were exchanged, involving U Mobile and ZTE, U Mobile and CelcomDigi, Maxis and Huawei, Maxis and Dell Technologies, Maxis and Nokia, as well as ITCO Niaga and Ausonia S.r.l. 

Fahmi, utilising the opportunity on the second day of the congress, visited several strategic partners at their pavilions and is anticipated to witness the exchange of approximately 15 more MoUs involving Malaysian telecommunication companies and agencies throughout the four-day congress. 

Earlier, Fahmi, leading the Malaysian delegation at the congress, had visited pavilions of prominent industry players including Huawei, Ericsson, Nokia, and ZTE. – February 27, 2024

Topics

 

◉ Popular

Apad confirms inDrive licence revoked effective July 24, but company can appeal

Russian-based company can file appeal through the agency for the Transport Ministry's consideration

RM200m World Cup rights fee puts Malaysia’s 2026 viewing at risk

Malaysia could miss live coverage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup as a steep RM200 million broadcasting fee strains Astro and RTM, raising doubts over whether fans will be able to watch football’s biggest tournament

More than 100 Foodpanda riders protest over low wages at company headquarters

New Google Maps-based system forces riders to make more deliveries to make ends meet

◉ Related