TMR&D TO SIGN MOU WITH FIBERHOME TO PROMOTE R&D COLLABORATIONS

TM Research & Development Sdn Bhd (TMR&D), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with FiberHome Telecommunications Technologies (FiberHome) to pave the way for more joint research and development (R&D) collaborations on advanced optical and wireless communication technologies.

Giorgio Migliarina, Chief Technology & Innovation Officer, TM and Dr. Gopi Kurup, Chief Executive Officer, TMR&D signed the agreement on behalf of TMR&D while FiberHome was represented by Yang Zhuang, its Chief Technology Officer & Vice President and Taurus Fan, its Southeast Asia President.

(Front row: From left to right) Dr. Gopi Kurup, Chief Executive Officer, Telekom Malaysia Research & Development Sdn Bhd (TM R&D), Giorgio Migliarina, Chief Technology & Innovation Officer, TM, Yang Zhuang, Chief Technology Innovation Officer, FiberHome Telecommunication Technologies, and Zhou Xi Kang, Chief Executive Officer, Research & Development, FiberHome Telecommunication Technologies, at the recent MoU signing ceremony between TM R&D and FiberHome Telecommunication Technologies. Witnessing the signing were, Dato' Danapalan TP Vinggrasalam, Chairman of the Board, TM R&D (back row, third from left), He Shuping, President FiberHome Technologies Group (back row, second from right).


Present to witness the signing were Dato’ Danapalan TP Vinggrasalam, Chairman of TMR&D and He Shuping, President of FiberHome.

The joint R&D collaboration, leveraging on the key strengths of both organisations, is hoped to lead to the advancements in the area of Radio over Fiber (RoF) systems, and to enable the creation of more cost effective and energy efficient complementary solutions for the provision of next generation high speed broadband connectivity in Malaysia. An expert in the Optical Telecommunication technology, TM R&D will mainly contribute their expertise and experience in that field towards telecommunication frontier projects. The MOU will also enable both parties to mutually benefit through competency and capability development in the advanced area of RoF.

Commenting on the collaboration, Dr Gopi Kurup shared, “This collaboration with FiberHome is testament to TM’s commitment towards research investment and our achievements spanning more than a decade. The signing of this MOU with a China-based telecommunications company, is indeed a significant step towards taking Malaysian research capability and contribution to the global landscape. We are looking forward to embark on this exciting journey with Fiberhome to contribute and further enhance the local and global telecommunication R&D.”

“FiberHome is fairly rich in telecommunication technologies research and development, especially in the field of fiber-optic communications. We do hope to collaborate more with TMR&D, and gain a series of research achievements with industrial applications.” said He Shuping.

The innovative solutions provided by TMR&D will also strengthen its plans to penetrate foreign markets and it currently has a number of ready products and tools developed for this purpose.

For further information on TM R&D, visit www.tmrnd.com.my.