The wireless communication sector represents one of the most important arenas of research and expansion in Malaysia. The last two decades has been considered to be the era of wireless communications being led by two major trends: the outburst of wireless multiple access communications, offering mobility to the telephone users and the mobile multimedia. The increasing number of mobile telecommunication subscribers cause great concern to the research community and they are in the process of finding solutions to accommodate these customers.

The National Wireless Communications Technology Roadmap serves as the basis to drive the national centers of excellence (CoEs) in the area of concern. The CoEs will be established based on the expertise available at R&D organization. Moreover, the roadmap will serve as a guide to the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) for approving research proposals seeking scientific and technical grants. The roadmap could serve as the 2 basis to drive a concerted effort in R&D activities in wireless communications nationwide (e.g., through topdown initiatives, etc).

As mentioned earlier, to be at the cutting edge of wireless technologies and hence, to excel in those areas, it is quintessential to identify the latest technology trends and challenges. Hence, it is necessary to keep this roadmap very much alive by updating it on a regular basis. This roadmap will provide insights to the local academics and the researchers to work on technologies of the future. 

The collective belief is that this roadmap will serve as a useful tool for carrying out R&D in wireless communications technologies, based on trends and challenges, to enable Malaysia to be at par with other developing countries.

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