ZTE Wins Dual Awards for Malaysia’s Largest Core Network Integration Project

Partner Content: ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a global leader in integrated ICT solutions, has been honored with two significant awards for its CelcomDigi core network integration project: "Project of the Year Grand Champion" and "Excellence in Project Management". These accolades recognize ZTE’s exceptional capabilities in delivering complex large-scale projects and affirm its vital role in advancing Malaysia’s digital transformation.

Major Milestone: The CelcomDigi Core Network Integration

As Malaysia’s largest recent telecommunications network integration, the project involved merging the independent networks of Celcom and Digi into a unified, cloud-based 5G core network (5GC). This state-of-the-art platform supports advanced technologies like 5G standalone (SA), network slicing, and multi-access edge computing (MEC), paving the way for innovative applications in smart cities and industrial internet sectors.

Innovative Management Approach: PSI Model Facilitates Seamless Delivery

Throughout the project, ZTE employed an innovative Prime System Integrator (PSI) management model. This framework coordinated multiple vendors and diverse technical teams across various domains—core network, IT systems (subscription and billing), wireless access, and transmission networks—fostering integrated collaboration. The team also implemented a "single source of truth" mechanism, enabling real-time synchronization, risk identification, and informed decision-making, ensuring a smooth business migration process.

Tools and Standardization: Setting New Industry Benchmarks

To boost efficiency and quality, ZTE integrated innovative tools and standardized procedures:

• Automation Testing Platform: Simulates thousands of scenarios for faster validation.
• Real-time Cutover Visualization Dashboard: Offers live KPIs to support precise decisions.
• Phased Cutover Strategy: Reduces risks through batch implementation.
• Unified Management System: Combines tools like iTEST, CNIA Cutover Dashboard, and AIC into a replicable deployment methodology.

These practices guarantee operational stability post-migration while ensuring network performance, service quality, and revenue integrity.

Cross-Domain Collaboration: A Key to Success

The project’s success hinges on close cooperation between ZTE and CelcomDigi’s teams. From planning and design to execution and 24/7 maintenance, all efforts ran under a unified management framework. This collaboration enabled seamless migration of critical services such as user databases, data services, and IMS, bolstering CelcomDigi’s market leadership. It also demonstrated ZTE’s capacity to manage large, complex, full-cycle projects, laying a firm groundwork for continued growth in Malaysia’s digital landscape.

Looking Ahead: Continued Partnership and Growth

Winning these prestigious awards underscores ZTE’s leadership in end-to-end project management, cross-vendor collaboration, and intricate project delivery. Moving forward, ZTE commits to ongoing cooperation with CelcomDigi, fostering mutual development and contributing further to Malaysia’s regional digital progress.

Contributed by ZTE.