- U Mobile and Huawei Malaysia have signed an MoU to jointly pursue digital innovations, co-create advanced technologies and foster a sustainable innovation ecosystem leveraging 5G-Advanced (5G-A), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and related emerging technologies
- The latest collaboration is in line with U Mobile’s digital transformation goals and drive to strengthen its 5G network position
- The two companies will be conducting various initiatives that include a 5G 3.5GHz dual-carrier trial to assess and demonstrate the efficient utilisation of spectrum resources and the adoption of AI in Network and Operations toward intelligent network and automation
Barcelona, 3 March 2026 – U Mobile, Malaysia’s newest 5G network provider, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Huawei Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (Huawei Malaysia) to jointly pursue digital innovation, co-create advanced technological solutions, and foster a sustainable innovation ecosystem by leveraging 5G-Advanced (5G-A), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and related emerging technologies. This collaboration will see both companies accelerate the development of cutting-edge applications in line with U Mobile’s digital transformation goals and reaffirms the company’s commitment to drive Malaysia’s digital economy.
The collaboration includes a 5G 3.5GHz dual-carrier trial to assess and demonstrate the efficient utilisation of spectrum resources, incorporating 5G-A features including 3CC carrier aggregation. The outcome of this trial aims to support evidence-based spectrum planning, inform policy considerations, and enable deployment of next-gen services.
Both companies will also jointly design and develop 5G-A enabled gaming service experiences, leveraging advanced technologies such as 5G network slicing to significantly enhance gaming performance through improved latency, stability, and overall service quality.
Under this MoU, the parties will further explore the adoption of AI within U Mobile’s network to progress towards intelligent and autonomous network operations. This evolution is essential to manage the increasing complexity of network requirements driven by new digital services and business models, ensuring consistent and superior service quality for users.
“U Mobile is continuously seeking to enhance our ULTRA5G experience as Malaysia’s newest 5G network provider. This latest MoU with Huawei Malaysia is in line with our digital transformation goals as we will be pursuing various 5G-A and AI innovations that include a 3.5GHz 5G trial for more efficient spectrum utilisation, as well as enhancing gaming experiences through 5G network slicing. We will also work together on integrating AI in our network operations, targeting to move to Autonomous Network Level 4, transitioning from a human-dependent, reactive maintenance model to a more proactive approach due to automated management. Apart from reduction in operational expenditure and network complexity, it also means improved network reliability, consistency and enhanced ULTRA5G experiences for our customers,” said Woon Ooi Yuen, Chief Technology Officer of U Mobile.
Zac Chow, Deputy CEO of Huawei Malaysia said “This collaboration with U Mobile will unlock significant gains in spectrum efficiency and deliver a faster, more stable user experience for users. Through our close partnership with U Mobile, we are driving the practical deployment of 5G-A and AI-powered network solutions. Together, we aim to harness these technologies to deliver next-generation services, automate network operations and build local expertise that will create lasting benefits for Malaysian consumers and businesses. We look forward to unlocking new technologies and innovations with our partner, U Mobile, in driving Malaysia’s digital transformation.”
U Mobile and Huawei Malaysia have conducted several successful 5G-A use cases and in December 2025, the companies achieved a global first, based on publicly available information, by demonstrating 5G-A’s capability in supporting high demand home broadband in dense urban settings using Single-User-8-Layer technology. This innovation enables significantly more data to be delivered to a single household simultaneously, resulting in faster and more stable connections.
The trial was conducted in a high-density residential tower in Kuala Lumpur, where peak download speeds of up to 3.2Gbps using only 100 MHz of C-band spectrum was achieved, the fastest speed currently achievable for that spectrum configuration on a commercial network. These results were powered by the Single-User-8-Layer Customer Premises Equipment (CPE), the world’s first commercial device supporting the globally recognised 3GPP New Radio (NR) MIMO standard for 5G.
This latest MoU was signed at Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona by Woon Ooi Yuen, Chief Technology Officer of U Mobile, Zac Chow, Deputy CEO if Huawei Malaysia, witnessed by senior representatives from both organisations.
