Zain KSA, a telecommunications provider in Saudi Arabia, has signed an agreement with telco kit vendor Huawei to expand and develop its cloud and digital services infrastructure. The announcement was made on the sidelines of the global future technologies event LEAP 2022. Zain KSA participated in line with its strategy to support the efforts and initiatives of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), overseeing and organising the landmark event.
Being a key player in the Saudi telecoms market, the cooperation with Huawei comes as part of Zain KSA’s efforts to strengthen its leadership as one of the largest 5G providers in the Kingdom and invest in industry digitisation.
Eng. Abdulrahman bin Hamad AlMufadda, CTO, Zain KSA, stated: “Our journey in driving forward Digital Transformation in the Kingdom has been enabled by pairing investments in innovative technology with pioneering digital products and services. Now, Zain KSA plays a pivotal role in empowering a digital society and in pursuing the transition towards a digital economy, supporting the strategy of MCIT towards accelerating nationwide Digital Transformation. We will continue to focus on digital infrastructure investments, backed by our partnerships with global tech leaders, including Huawei, to achieve our objectives in promoting economic growth and sustainable development, in line with Saudi Vision 2030.”
Zain KSA continues to enhance its wireless network, the foundation of its 5G target network infrastructure and the first phase of its 5G non-standalone network.