Ooredoo Kuwait and Ericsson officials during the ceremonial cutting of cake marking the partnership for the deployment of the first LTE Advanced Small Cell solution in Kuwait.
Ooredoo Kuwait, a member of Ooredoo Group, has announced its partnership with Ericsson to deploy the first LTE Advanced Small Cell solution during a signing ceremony held at the World Mobile Congress held in Barcelona, Spain. “This milestone is the latest in a successful ten-year partnership between Ooredoo Kuwait and Ericsson,” the company said in a statement.
The World Mobile Congress was attended by Ooredoo Kuwait general manager and CEO Mohamed bin Abdulla al-Thani, corporate communications director Mijbil Alayoub, chief sales officer Tamer Shibil, and CEO Consultant Dr Hamad Alnuaimi.
“Kuwait has witnessed an exponential growth of data traffic in the LTE network. The overall data traffic since 2013 grew by seven folds, or 600%. We are positive that this partnership with the reputable Ericsson will further boost our capacity and provide a differentiated user experience to our customers in Kuwait,” al-Thani said. Rafiah Ibrahim, president Ericsson Region Middle East and East Africa, said, “Mobile broadband is now an integral part of our everyday lifestyle where constant connectivity is expected anytime, anywhere. By introducing our integrated LTE advanced small cells into the LTE network, we are able to provide Ooredoo in Kuwait with more reliable and higher capacity network that will continue to support their customers’ connected lifestyles.”
By integrating Small Cell solution as part of the macro mobile network, Ooredoo Kuwait can cost-effectively provide increased network capacity and improved coverage.
