Monday, January 25, 2010

NEWS: Mimos. UTM increase R&D collaboration

PETALING JAYA: Applied research centre Mimos and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) launched a centre of excellence (CoE) in telecommunications technology at the university’s Faculty of Electrical Engineering in Skudai, Johor.

The establishment of the CoE follows research and development collaborations already running between UTM and Mimos in the areas of WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access Networks), 4G, IP Multimedia Sub System (IMS) and others.

IMS is a framework to develop multimedia applications on the Internet.

The CoE is aimed at strengthening R&D activities in the telecommunications field and enhancing the competitiveness of Johor’s local information and communications technology sector within the Iskandar Malaysia development project there.

Datuk Abdul Wahab, chief executive officer of Mimos, said UTM has the potential to excel in R&D.

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