KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 7): Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) and Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA) had recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) under which TM will implement smart city services across Johor's Iskandar Malaysia.

TM and IRDA said in a joint statement today that the MOU represents a strategic collaboration to ensure effective delivery of sustainable smart city services. 

"The agreement will enable TM to implement suitable smart services such as safety and security, smart mobility, city-wide services, energy and facilities management, as well as citizen portal in line with the Iskandar Malaysia Smart City Blueprint. TM will identify key requirements for these services and develop specific business and delivery models for identified services in Iskandar Malaysia.

"TM’s investments in Iskandar Malaysia include the fibre optic telecommunication infrastructure, a world class data centre and an Integrated Operations Centre (IOC) for the delivery of smart services solutions. The IOC, the first ever in Malaysia, will serve as a centralised command centre for Internet of Things (IoT) operations of smart city services. This will enable TM to provide a single monitoring dashboard to coordinate operations of smart services involving physical devices and sensors, vehicles, buildings, as well as incidents and events," TM and IRDA said.