Goh (left) and Manoj at the MoU exchange held during the MCY Summit 2024.
KUALA LUMPUR: Maxis has partnered with Singtel to introduce Malaysia's first all-in-one platform for 5G network, edge computing, cloud and services orchestration, built on Singtel’s Paragon for telco networks.
The platform will make 5G-Advanced (5G-A) and 5G technology, edge and multi-cloud computing more accessible to Malaysian businesses and accelerate digital transformation across various verticals such as manufacturing, logistics, healthcare and public services.
The partnership was formalised during the Malaysia Commercialisation Year (MCY) Summit 2024, an event organised by the Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry to drive the national commercialisation ecosystem.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) exchange took place at the Maxis booth between Maxis chief executive officer Goh Seow Eng and Singtel Digital InfraCo chief technology officer Manoj Prasanna Kumar.
Made available in Malaysia through Maxis’ enterprise arm, Maxis Business, the platform will enable ‘on-demand’ edge computing services, providing customers with access to low-latency computing, GPU as a Service (GPUaaS) and storage. With its multi-access edge computing (MEC) capabilities, data from end-users and devices can be processed at the edge. This combined with Artificial Intelligence (AI) provides real-time processing and intelligent decision-making.
Goh said, "Our collaboration addresses customer needs by providing a unified 5G platform that simplifies orchestration across network and cloud environments.
“The platform enables greater access, speed and flexibility for businesses to deploy and manage 5G and cloud computing solutions seamlessly.
“This will help them to focus on their core business, further strengthening their competitiveness globally. As the country’s leading integrated telco, we look forward to accelerating 5G-A and 5G adoption and the digitalisation of Malaysian businesses as the preferred digital business partner.”
Singtel Digital InfraCo chief executive officer Bill Chang said, "We’ve seen a strong shift in demand from enterprises for 5G and edge computing capabilities to accelerate their digital transformation. “Singtel has been leading the charge, forging various strategic partnerships with telcos globally with Paragon, being instrumental in this adoption. Paragon enables faster monetisation of 5G infrastructure by reducing complexities for telcos to deliver and scale 5G use cases.”
Chang added: “We are pleased to partner with Maxis to mutually expand and deepen the service opportunities of 5G and edge monetisation in Malaysia.”
The platform’s capabilities can benefit businesses through a wide range of enterprise applications across different verticals that require high-speed data processing, such as real-time analytics, mixed reality and autonomous systems.
The platform will be locally hosted and deployed in Malaysia, to cater to the cybersecurity and data sovereignty requirements for Malaysian businesses.
Platforms built and powered by Paragon have now successfully been deployed in four Asean markets.
With Maxis bringing the capability exclusively to Malaysia, it will be easy for multinational companies to operate with ease, with a common experience and unified architecture across the region.
The deployment is timely given Malaysia’s upcoming Asean chairmanship in 2025, where the nation will play a more active role leading the regional bloc’s economic and digital aspirations.
This partnership demonstrates Maxis’ commitment to bringing innovation to the market and enabling Industry 4.0 transformation through real-world use cases. In addition to 5G and cloud-native solutions, this commitment includes leading the development of next generation solutions in Malaysia around artificial intelligence (AI) and Generative AI, the internet of things (IoT), and 5G-Advanced technology.
Singtel Paragon is a comprehensive solution that enables enterprises to connect with the 5G network and securely deploy their edge computing applications and services rapidly on the telco’s infrastructure, thus reducing time-to-market and shortening the innovation curve.
For more information on Singtel’s Paragon platform, visit: www.singtel.com/business/products-services/5g/paragon
