China-based tech giant Huawei has launched its new AI Lab & Innovation Center in Kuala Lumpur, which is set to serve the whole Huawei Asia Pacific Region.
“Our new AI Lab and Innovation Center spans 13,638 square feet and will be Huawei’s first AI-enabled industry incubation base in Malaysia，” Wind Li, Global Vice-president of Huawei said in his speech.
“This center will be an important platform to support the next wave of innovation in Malaysia, where we can combine our technology and global experience to work effectively with our customers and partners on industry solutions and localised AI solutions for Malaysian industries,” he added.
The AI Lab and Innovation Centre will also serve as a strategic showcase window for Huawei’s Asia-Pacific Headquarters, aimed at achieving greater engagement with Government and industry leaders across the Asia-Pacific region, Li said.
“Through this effort, we aim to fully support Malaysia’s goal of becoming an AI-driven nation and regional leader by 2030,” he added.
The new facility offers ample space to demonstrate Huawei’s latest solutions and use cases for digital and energy transformation, to encourage wider and deeper collaboration on innovation and ecosystem development among Huawei, its customers and industry partners and to enable closer engagements between industry, R&D and education stakeholders to train more Malaysian AI talents, information from a Media Briefing Book showed.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has attended the Huawei AI Lab & Innovation Centre launching ceremony on Monday at The Exchange 106@TRX, Kuala Lumpur.
According to Huawei, the company has been in Malaysia for 25 years this year and supports Malaysia’s digital and low-carbon transformation.
Huawei has nearly 4,000 employees in Malaysia, with a localisation rate of over 80 percent. Huawei’s solutions and products serve about 97% of the national population in Malaysia.
Huawei collaborates closely with leading national telecom operators to deliver Malaysia’s digital infrastructure from the 2G to 5G era. Huawei has been supporting U Mobile with the delivery of the second 5G network since 2025 to provide an ULTRA5G experience to consumers with a wider and deepe coverage.
Besides, Huawei is also deeply involved in the digital and green transformation of industries alongside its local partners. This includes smart government services, smart oil and gas platforms, smart transportation, smart education, smart healthcare services; and digital energy solutions such as smart photovoltaics and data centre energy systems.
Huawei has 11 shared service centers in Malaysia, including the Malaysia Global Service Resource Centre and Malaysia Technical Assistance Centre.
Huawei’s Asia Pacific regional headquarters is located in Malaysia, overseeing operations in over 30 countries and regions.
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