ZTE teams up with Ooredoo for 5G development, support

Qatari telecoms group Ooredoo has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ZTE to jointly conduct a series of 5G technology verification tests and assessments aimed at accelerating the commercialisation and rollout of 5G in the Middle East and North Africa region. Under the agreement, ZTE will provide Ooredoo with comprehensive technical support including end-to-end networks, applications and terminals, and the two parties will complete the joint verification of 5G technology architecture, business models and user experience. Sheikh Saud Bin Nasser Al-Thani, CEO of Ooredoo Group, highlighted that his company has a long-term existing strategic partnership with ZTE, which the latest agreement aims to strengthen to ‘jointly explore the future direction of network construction and technology evolution, and promote our 5G ecosystem building across our footprint’.