- Collaboration aims to connect clean energy options into CelcomDigi’s products
- Both parties to look into 5G-enabled techno-digital initiatives to enhance Petronas ‘ activities.
.png "(From Left) Sy Malek Faisal Sy Mohamad, Gentari head of Renewables for Malaysia and SEA; Aadrin Azly, PETRONAS group technology and commercialisation vice president; Albern Murty, CelcomDigi’s Deputy CEO; Mohd Yusri Mohamed Yusof, PETRONAS Project Delivery and Technology senior vice president; Shah Yang Razalli, Gentari Deputy CEO; Afizulazha Abdullah, CelcomDigi’s chief enterprise business officer, at the MoU signing ceremony.")
Using the power of 5G, Petronas and CelcomDigi are collaborating to accelerate efforts to address conservation and modern change for the energy sector.
The partnership was formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding signed by Petronas Vice President of Group Technology and Commercialisation, Aadrin Azly, CelcomDigi’s Deputy CEO, Albern Murty, and Gentari’s Deputy CEO and CEO of Gentari Green Mobility, Shah Yang Razalli. Petronas’s Senior Vice President of Project Delivery and Technology, Mohd Yusri Mohamed Yusof, was likewise present at the filing service.
The strategic partnership will look at potential techno-digital business initiatives using 5G technology over the course of two years to ensure constant improvement of Petronas ‘ businesses. Moreover, it will look into merging clean power solutions into CelcomDigi’s business offerings to generate adoption among Indonesian businesses.
According to Aadrin Azly,” Petronas plays a significant role in supporting the national systems agenda to strengthen Malaysia’s foreign standing in innovation.” Last time, we pioneered the use of 5G systems for business in Malaysia, and our activities were made more efficient.
He continued,” This association gives us a fantastic opportunity to increase the power of 5G for our business and the society as a whole.” To meet the growing need for credible high-speed internet access in the oil and gas industry, we propose creating a strong network infrastructure.
However, CelcomDigi’s Albern Murty said,” The MoU presents an opportunity to promote the reform of oil and gas businesses powered by 5G communication. We have collaborated attentively with Petronas over the past five years to test digital use cases and implement personal 4G LTE networks on onshore platforms. Collectively, we have realised useful online applications for rig operations, for example, what used to be an edge test case of ‘ connected rig workers’ is today a must- have to keep rig workers creative and secure” . ,
He continued,” We look forward to scaling 5G-related changes across other business regions, utilizing real-time communication and information analytics to optimize operations and actualize our shared clean electricity aspirations for the oil and gas sector.”
Since implementing the first personal 4G LTE channel on Angsi, one of the largest offshore programs for the company, Petronas and CelcomDigi have a long-standing relationship going back to 2019. Since then, the collaboration has resulted in 21 fully 4G connected offshore platforms. Additionally, both parties have worked together to improve and optimize connectivity infrastructures in Petronas plants, enabling consistent connectivity to power digital solutions that increase operational efficiency.
The first fully functional private 5G network has been deployed on Petronas ‘ flagship offshore platform, Kasawari Carbon Capture and Storage, near Sarawak, according to the most recent project. Leveraging 5G and best practices in oil and gas solutions, Kasawari will be a test bed for 5G use cases, activating more digital innovations. Successful use cases can be adopted for other connected offshore platforms, paving the way for Petronas to quickly modernize its operations and adopt new sustainability practices, building on the solid foundation of the last five years of private network deployment.