Malaysia's DNB and Ericsson collaborate on 5G Advanced

At the Mobile World Congress 2024 (MWC 24), Ericsson and Malaysia's Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) today formalised their commitment to collaborate on 5G Advanced to maintain the DNB 5G network as one of the top-performing networks in the world.  

According to Ericsson, 5G Advanced brings significant enhancements to network performance, sustainability and intelligence. This latest 5G technology makes it possible to address new applications and use cases, bringing new features and AI-based capabilities to 5G RAN, Core and operations domains.

Nasution Mohamed, Chief Operating Officer of DNB, said, "DNB has successfully accelerated the 5G deployment to cover 80% coverage of populated areas by the end of 2023. We will continue to work with our strategic partner, Ericsson to upgrade DNB's world-class 5G network with the latest technology as standardised by global standard 3GPP. This new “5G Advanced” technology will bring advanced radio security, superior user experience and enterprise capabilities, as well as empowering sustainability through enhanced energy management."

The partnership will focus on enhancing the 5G experience and accelerating digital services including offering on-demand services by introducing enhanced radio access network (RAN) functionalities coupled with award-winning AI intent-based operations to build a high-performing network while optimizing user experience.

Ericsson and DNB will collaborate for use cases enabled by end-to-end network slicing, high reliability and low latency features for public events such as live video broadcasting, industrial surveillance and industrial automation applications.

The collaboration will also focus on driving the adoption of 5G for enterprises and Small and Medium Enterprises with new network capabilities and innovation to accelerate the growth of Malaysia's digital economy.

Network security and resiliency is another key area that the collaboration will focus on enhancing to provide the next level of cybersecurity, protection of user data and privacy.

Commenting on this development, David Hägerbro, Head of Ericsson Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh said, "The next phase of 5G capabilities will allow businesses of all types to reap the benefits of enhanced mobility, flexibility, reliability and security. Malaysia's 5G network is among the Top 5 in the world and already leveraging the latest in 5G technology. It is ready for 5G Advanced and new use cases that emerge. Ericsson's focus is on evolving and optimizing it as the enabler to make Malaysia a leading digital nation."