INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Mobile Technology
VIVA announces nationwide 5G
service with Huawei in Kuwait
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nationwide coverage, our
clients will have access
to 5G networks and
experience new services.
“The establishment
of the 5G innovation
centre will help us to
drive digitalisation across
vertical sectors, Industries
from telemedicine to
Smart Cities to public
safety will thrive with
the support of 5G
infrastructure. The
networks will enable new
revenue streams, enhance
operational efficiency,
reduce costs, and
ultimately uplift
the standard of living
across Kuwait.”
Telecom operator VIVA has established
a 5G innovation centre in Kuwait.
V
IVA, Kuwait’s fastest-growing and
most developed telecom operator,
has announced the establishment
of a 5G innovation centre, with the aim of
exploring, developing and launching new 5G
use cases in Kuwait by 2019.
Currently VIVA is already in action to rollout
a nationwide 5G network with over 1,000
5G NR sites supported by a massive device
ecosystem of more than 100K devices
including 5G CPEs, setting the benchmark as
one of the largest 5G commercial rollouts in
the world up to date.
The 5G innovation centre comes to enforce
VIVA’s 5G business strategy execution
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and will open the door for new business
models such as ultra-broadband, IoT, Smart
City services, and position VIVA as the
undisputed leader in the 5G era.
Eng Zarrar Khan, VIVA’s CTO, said: “Two
months back, VIVA celebrated its 10th year
anniversary, the growth we witnessed in the
past represents an amazing success story.
We provided best in class telco services to
our customers, invested in latest cutting-
edge technologies and boosted Kuwait’s
leadership in the ICT era.
“Moving forward, we intend to position VIVA
as the first operator in the world to deliver
true 5G NR experience, with the planned
VIVA Kuwait chose
Huawei as a strategic
partner to support its
5G rollout, leveraging
Huawei’s 5G leadership
and E2E Ecosystem. Over the past 10 years,
VIVA and Huawei have collaborated to
deliver successful 3G/4G services and this 5G
move reflects VIVA’s confidence and trust in
Huawei’s capabilities.
5G is the next generation wireless network,
enabling new 5G use cases to emerge and
transform the way we live, with its ultra-high
capacity, services such as VR/AR, 4K/8K
video live streaming will provide immersive
experiences, critical communication use
cases including driverless cars and drones
will revolutionise the transportation industry,
sensors, machines and smart devices will be
all connected bringing the Smart City dream
into reality. n
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