PETALING JAYA, 12 September 2024 – The third edition of the CelcomDigi MY5G CEO Series for the year was held this week, with multi-industry leaders and decision-makers congregating to drive discussions on new opportunities made possible by the transformative power of 5G technology and its critical role in enabling enterprise-driven innovation and value creation.

Featuring speakers from global strategic partner and technology enabler, McKinsey & Company and ZTE Corporation, the roundtable session covered how 5G has successfully transformed industries worldwide, with impactful case studies from leading global companies. Examples include remote security drones reducing labour costs at airports, private 5G networks enhancing worker safety, AI-driven quality inspection at manufacturing factories, and many more.

Closer to home, leading mining company, Vale Malaysia shared insights on how implementing AI powered telematic system for its smart fleet management has successfully enhanced its operational safety, reducing the risk of major accidents.

These examples of real-world 5G applications emphasised the benefits from leveraging emerging technologies in streamlining operations, enhancing business agility, and powering digital transformation initiatives.

CelcomDigi's Chief Executive Officer, Datuk Idham Nawawi underscored the company's commitment in accelerating 5G adoption among enterprises through the MY5G CEO Series.

"Malaysian enterprises must be at the forefront of driving the nation's transformation into a 5G-AI powered digital society. The actionable insights shared with industry leaders and decision-makers through these engagements is key in spurring collaboration that will unlock the full value of the convergence of 5G, AI, and emerging technologies, thus enabling innovation at scale. We will continue to strengthen Malaysia's digital innovation ecosystem built on partnerships, fostering new 5G-AI driven growth opportunities for businesses across the nation."

Participants of the MY5G CEO Series also had the opportunity to witness first-hand the application of 5G and AI solutions at the CelcomDigi AI Experience (AiX) Centre, a state-of-the-art facility to stimulate rapid innovation of 5G, AI and other emerging technology solutions across diverse industries to accelerate Malaysia's 5G-AI aspirations.

To date, more than 150 chieftains from over 25 different industries have participated in the MY5G CEO Series, which is part of a broader CelcomDigi MY5G Series that aims to support Malaysian enterprises of all sizes to digitalise and transform their business. These efforts include the MY5G SME Conference, which empowered large SMEs with the right insights, strategies, and tools needed to thrive in this age of digital-everything, as well as hands-on digital workshops, held at various locations across the country, designed to equip micro, small, and medium Enterprises (MSMEs) with digital skills.

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