Another 98 5G network sites will be established in the greater Ipoh region covering the Kuala Kangsar municipality as well as Kampar and Batu Gajah districts by October.
Perak Youth and Sports, Communications and Multimedia Committee chairman Khairul Shahril Mohamed said 5G access is expected to cover the entire state, making Ipoh the first town in the northern region to have 1GBps internet access speed.
Read more: MY: 98 more 5G sites to be launched in Perak by October
The use of smart poles in Pasir Gudang will increase the city’s safety and security, says Pasir Gudang mayor Datuk Asman Shah Abd Rahman.
He said the project – which involves the city’s industries – was one of the improvements being discussed by Pasir Gudang City Council (MBPG).
“The smart pole will be provided and maintained by various industries.
Read more: MY: Johor: Smart poles to help make Pasir Gudang safer
The deployment of 5G in Malaysia is poised to benefit the end users in numerous areas and create jobs for the people.
Prof Ir Dr Hafizal Mohamad, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia head of Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, said Malaysia could see the acceleration of new jobs with the advancement of the network, coupled with the new artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented reality (AR) applications, particularly in the education, agriculture and manufacturing sectors.
Read more: MY: 5G network to draw vast benefits, create new jobs
Dagang NeXchange Bhd (DNeX) inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Accenture Solutions Sdn Bhd on Tuesday (May 24) to accelerate digital transformation for Malaysia's public services.
Under the MoU, the parties will create joint offerings with products, services and solutions that drive data-led transformation in Malaysia's public services and government-linked companies.
Read more: MY: DNeX inks MoU with Accenture to speed digital transformation in public sector
TM ONE, the enterprise and public sector business solutions arm of Telekom Malaysia Bhd, hosted the City LEAP Summit 2022, which is aimed at boosting smart city execution by local city and municipal councils (PBT).
In a statement, the company said the two-day event was the second time the summit was organised and was attended by a total of 60 participants from 26 PBTs nationwide.
Read more: MY: TM One to help local councils move townships towards smart cities