Kuala Lumpur, 16 December 2016 – In collaboration with Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and endorsed by the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education, Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) today launches the UTM-Ericsson Innovation Center for 5G (IC5G) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Launched by the Yang Berhormat Dato’ Seri Idris Jusoh, Minister of Higher Education, the center will help drive the nation towards becoming the hub for competence and innovation for 5G.
The first of its kind in Malaysia, the center is located in UTM’s Kuala Lumpur, occupying building space of 280 sqm. IC5G features 5G innovations, a 5G research lab and a 5G learning space, which is expected to benefit around 2,000 students from institutions and industries in Malaysia over three years.
The opening of the center follows the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Ericsson and UTM through its Wireless Communication Centre (WCC) in October, 2015. Both parties have agreed to undertake activities that will facilitate research linkages, trade and information exchange in order to work on joint research projects, and to realize the impact of 5G on industries and society.
UTM is currently in the second phase of its Global Plan, which among others, aims to engage in strategic collaborative research programs resulting in impactful outcomes. As one of Malaysia’s Research Universities, UTM aspires to become an innovative, entrepreneurial and globally renowned education and research brand. Being selected by Ericsson to be one of its University R&D partners is indeed a great honour to UTM. This is an indication that UTM is moving in the right direction.
UTM and Ericsson are old friends. The partnership between UTM and Ericsson can be traced back to approximately 20 years ago. In the mid 1990s, the mobile wireless communication industry was starting to grow in Malaysia. The Wireless Communication Centre (WCC) of UTM, then known as the Wireless Communication Research Laboratory (WCRL), was actively involved in R&D initiatives related to mobile communication.
Source: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and Ericsson establish Innovation Center for 5G in Malaysia
