NEWS
Huawei Carrier Congress 2020 goes ahead
as an online event
Gear Up, which showcased Huawei’s new
solutions and global success, AI-enabling
intelligent operations and Huawei’s partners
in Saudi Arabia who specialise in AI.
Participants had the opportunity to learn how
5G inspires industries and enriches people’s
lives, including understanding technologies
such as 5G RAN all-scenario solutions, 5G
X-Haul for intelligent connectivity, 5G Core for
deterministic network, 5G services with AI, as
well as other IT innovation.
Huawei Carrier Congress 2020, a key
event that discussed the future of 5G
in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the
role it will play in contributing towards
the goals of Vision 2030, took place
online for the first time from March 24
to April 15. The event brought together
Huawei’s partners from across the
Kingdom to showcase and experience
the latest 5G and Artificial Intelligence
(AI) technologies.
The first-ever online Huawei Carrier Congress
event focused on three main streams: 5G
Huawei also demonstrated its award-winning
5G end-to-end (E2E) solutions, recognised
by the GMSA GLOMO ‘5G Leadership’ award
as industry leaders in 5G technology, R&D,
standards and commercial use.
Terry He, CEO of Huawei KSA, said: “Moving
the Huawei Carrier Congress 2020 event
online was an obvious choice, considering
the global situation we are all facing.”
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Redline Communications selected to provide
secure connectivity for KSA oil company
Redline Communications Group, a leading provider of industrial
wireless broadband network connectivity solutions for missioncritical
applications, has announced that, along with its certified
partner Al-Rushaid Technologies, it has been selected by one of
KSA’s largest oil companies to provide secure connectivity across
their vast oilfields.
Al-Rushaid Technologies is the ICT and telecom powerhouse of
Al-Rushaid Group and one of the fastest-growing technology
solutions providers in KSA. The first phase of this multi-year contract
is valued at over US$1 million. This new Redline terrestrial network
will complement the existing satellite-based networks and enable
industrial-grade, ultra-reliable, low latency, broadband connectivity to
a diverse array of critical assets in the customer’s area of operations.
This cutting-edge network will deliver significant efficiencies through
Digital Transformation across the entire value chain and facilitate
enhanced collaborative, security and safety applications.
Redline’s new Virtual Fibre family of products was formally selected
after an extensive proof-of-concept evaluation. The Redline
and Al-Rushaid partnership was successful in demonstrating an
unprecedented ability to deliver mission-critical networks in harsh
industrial environments while providing military-grade security
and long-range, broadband connectivity to both fixed and mobile
remote assets.
Stephen J Sorocky, CEO of Redline Communications, said: “We are
excited to expand our business into the KSA and in the Gulf region,
building upon our continuing success in the region. We look forward
to our continued partnership with Al-Rushaid Technologies, a highly
respected partner.”
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