KUALA LUMPUR, 12 June – The Malaysian Research Accelerator for Technology & Innovation (MRANTI) has launched its 5G Experience Centre which will act as the national testbed for 5G innovations. Besides being 5G ready, the MRANTI Park at Bukit Jalil offers full-fledged infrastructure facilities and services to support the commercialisation of new 5G technologies across the innovation development lifecycle. The centre will provide access to cutting-edge equipment, high-speed computing facilities and resources as well as access and support from industry experts. In addition, MRANTI says there are plans to develop a 12km autonomous vehicle living lab in the vicinity as well as a 5-acre drone centre of excellence to advance the development of Industry 4.0 solutions.
The MRANTI 5G Experience Centre is described as the first government-led 5G centre that offers a prototyping, test, demo and lab area with speeds of up to 1Gbps to showcase industry applications and use cases. A total of 5 proof-of-concepts (POC) have been announced which cover solutions for healthcare, agriculture, smart city development, drone technology, surveillance and more which will benefit the B40 communities and industry.