BARCELONA – The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Groupe Speciale Mobile Association and Multimedia University to jointly organise and carry out the Converged Telecommunications Policy and Regulations Master Class.
The MoU was signed at the Malaysian Pavilion at the Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2024 (MWC2024) here yesterday.
MCMC chairman Tan Sri Mohamad Salim Fateh Din said the new agreement would see the master class, conducted for telecommunications professionals in Malaysia since 2015, expanded across the Asean region.
“For the next three years, the master class will crisscross the Asean Member States, fostering cross-border learning and extensive collaboration. The journey is scheduled to commence in Jakarta, Indonesia, this year,” he said.
Apart from that, MCMC also signed a MoU with the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority to collaborate on exchanging information and implementing best practices in information and communications technology.
The collaboration will focus, among others, on 5G ecosystem development and regulation, expanding digital connectivity in rural and urban areas, and exploring emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, cloud computing, and blockchain.
On the second day of MWC2024, MCMC and the Japanese Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry signed a letter of intent (LOI) to collaborate in the field of AI, including knowledge sharing and training.
“The spirit of the MoUs and LOI is essentially aimed at sharing knowledge and transferring expertise to improve the capabilities of all parties in dealing with technology-related issues such as fraud, the opportunities and risks of AI technology, and regulatory mechanisms in the new technology era,” Salim said.
Besides MCMC, Digital Nasional Bhd and Ericsson have also reaffirmed their commitment via an exchange of MoU yesterday to ensure Malaysia continues to be a leading 5G nation by leveraging the latest 5G-Advanced technologies.
Ericsson Malaysia head David Hägerbro, in a statement, said the next phase of 5G capabilities would allow businesses of all types to reap the benefits of enhanced mobility, flexibility, reliability and security.
“Malaysia’s 5G network is among the top five in the world and is already leveraging the latest in 5G technology. It is ready for 5G-Advanced and new use cases that emerge.
“Ericsson’s focus is on evolving and optimising it as the enabler to make Malaysia a leading digital nation,” he said.
Several other MoUs involving Malaysian companies were signed yesterday at the Malaysian Pavilion, including CelcomDigi-Huawei-China Unicom, CelcomDigi-ZTE, and YTL-SynaXG Technologies. – February 28, 2024