KUALA LUMPUR: Maxis, Malaysia’s leading integrated telecommunications provider, has announced a partnership with Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) aimed at developing innovative 5G solutions with a primary focus on enhancing healthcare and education sectors.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Maxis revealed that the collaboration could introduce 5G-enabled technologies such as remote surgery, advanced telemedicine, remote consultations, and real-time health monitoring in the healthcare sector. In the realm of education, the partnership seeks to enhance learning experiences through immersive environments and interactive content delivery.

Beyond healthcare and education, the joint efforts may also venture into developing solutions in cybersecurity, green technology, and smart campus initiatives, utilizing Maxis’ robust network infrastructure. The formalization of this collaboration was marked by the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU), with UTAR President Prof Datuk Dr. Ewe Hong Tat and Maxis’ Chief Enterprise Business Officer Prateek Pashine as the signatories.

Maxis emphasized that this partnership builds upon previous initiatives by Maxis Business, which has been at the forefront of providing end-to-end connectivity solutions to accelerate the adoption of 5G and 5G-Advanced technologies by businesses across Malaysia. Prateek Pashine expressed enthusiasm for the collaboration, highlighting the critical nature of healthcare and education sectors and the importance of industry-academia partnerships in driving innovation.

Prof Datuk Dr. Ewe Hong Tat echoed similar sentiments, stating that the partnership aligns with UTAR’s mission to foster research and innovation to tackle urgent needs in healthcare and education. He expressed optimism about the potential of combining academic and industry strengths to develop transformative solutions that advance technology and benefit society.

This collaboration builds on a previous engagement from 2019, when UTAR chose Maxis to supply high-speed internet and connectivity solutions for its campuses in Sungai Long, Selangor, and Kampar, Perak, enabling the university to enhance its bandwidth capabilities efficiently.