KUALA LUMPUR (July 2): The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) is calling for interested valid Network Facility Provider (NFP) and Network Service Provider (NSP) license holders to submit their proposals on 5G demonstration.

In a statement today, Chairman of the 5G Test Bed Working Group, Dr Ahmad Nasruddin ‘Atiqullah Fakrullah, said interested parties are invited to collaborate, develop, test and deploy proposed 5G use cases.

Proposals from applicants should include the trial deployment of a 5G network, the provision of the 5G equipment and the use of the 5G technology (where possible), to address the stated requirements of the identified verticals and use cases, he said.

Proposals should also ensure the inclusion of end-to-end ecosystem partners such as technology vendors, solution providers and targeted end users, in order to demonstrate and deploy the proposed 5G use case meaningfully.

All cost associated and relating to the 5G demonstration project shall be borne by participating parties, Ahmad Nasruddin said.

“The industry verticals or areas identified by this Call for Collaboration include the agriculture sector, transportation, education, entertainment/media, healthcare, manufacturing and process industries, [as well as] smart city and solutions for people with disabilities.

“Applicants may propose suitable locations of their choice for the demonstration project,” he added.