TM explores partnership with ZTE Malaysia on optical network research

TM R&D CEO Sharlene Thiagarajah (2nd from left) and ZTE Malaysia CEO Steven Ge (3rd from left) exchanging the MoU documents

KUALA LUMPUR: Telekom Malaysia Bhd's innovation arm is exploring a collaboration with ZTE (Malaysia) Corp sdn Bhd on optical network research to bring 50Gbps bandwith to Malaysia.

In a statement, the telco said Telekom Research & Development Sdn Bhd and ZTE will jointly explore the capabilities of next-generation passive optical network (PON) acess technology, 50GPON, to support various application scenarios.