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Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) today organized the ‘Connected Seaports Forum & Executive Roundtable’, which seeks to drive 5G adoption & digitalisation amongst Malaysia’s maritime industry.

This roundtable, themed “The Transformation Journey Towards Digital Seaport 4.0”, is one of several initiatives undertaken by DNB, to encourage the adoption of 5G use cases by enterprises and industries. By proactively engaging with leaders and decision makers in key industries, DNB hopes to accelerate Malaysia’s evolution into a digital economy, through the application of digital technologies powered by 5G, leveraging DNB’s world-class 5G connectivity.

The event was officiated by YB Tuan Gobind Singh Deo, Minister of Digital Malaysia, who also actively participated in the industry roundtable discussion and pushed for faster and more aggressive adoption of 5G technology amongst the maritime players.

Speaking at the event, YB Gobind stressed the need to transform the Malaysian seaport industry through digitalization, saying, “Innovative solutions powered by 5G connectivity, such as AI-enabled autonomous vehicles, video container

inspection, predictive equipment maintenance and drone surveillance, can help Malaysian ports achieve faster turnaround time and better respond to changes. Malaysian seaport operators need to invest in digital and 5G technologies, to stay competitive.”

YB Gobind also added that the objective of the roundtable session is in line with Prime Minister YAB Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s aspiration for Malaysia’s seaports to be amongst the top 10 in the world. It was reported last week that Port Klang, comprising Northport and Westports, climbed two spots to 11th in the rankings of the world’s top 100 busiest container ports for 2023, according to the latest rankings by Lloyd’s List.

“Just like the other sectors critical to the nation’s economy and wellbeing, the port, shipping and marine transport industry must take advantage of the world- class connectivity that is already available in the country,” said YB Gobind.

DNB Chief Strategy Officer Datuk Ahmad Zaki Zahid meanwhile said that more and more users in Malaysia, both consumers and enterprises, are now enjoying the benefits of 5G connectivity and leveraging the technology to transform the way they work and live.

He said, “The adoption of 5G in the country is gaining momentum, with a 47.9% penetration rate, or almost 16.3 million 5G service subscriptions recorded. We are also encouraged to see a growing number of enterprises from various sectors beginning to embrace the ground-breaking technologies enabled by 5G, through Proof of Concepts and trials, in addition to Private 5G Network implementations.

“DNB is committed to not only encouraging the adoption of 5G technology amongst key sectors, but also strengthening the 5G ecosystem itself, through various collaborations with Telcos, solution providers, system integrators and cyber-security players.”

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