Adel Hamed, Telecom Egypt’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer said:

“We are delighted to sign this MoU with our strategic partner Nokia which paves the way for the development of 5G use cases in Egypt. This MoU marks a new chapter of the partnership between the two companies as it will allow our company to support the realization of the digital transformation strategy in Egypt. We are confident that Nokia, with its global expertise, will help us maintain our leading position in providing the best and latest technological solutions to our customers. This is also an ideal opportunity for us to put a strategic roadmap to develop our network capabilities and make sure of its readiness to deploy 5G technologies.”

Amr K. El Leithy, Head of the Middle East and Africa market at Nokia, said:

“This MoU is part of the long-term strategic partnership between the two companies, and Nokia, as one of the global leading providers of network and communications technology, is keen to provide the latest communications technologies to the Egyptian market. At Nokia, we are committed to innovating new and exciting 5G solutions to meet the business objectives of our operator customers. 5G solutions will allow Telecom Egypt to proactively address the increasing data traffic, create new revenue streams as well as to continue working on the improvement of customer experience.”

Nokia and Telecom Egypt are working together to deploy 5G network with Nokia’s end-to-end 5G solutions that provides ultra-fast connectivity with ultra-low latency. This will allow the operator to flexibly support various use case scenarios and many business models in addition to connecting billions of Internet of Things (IoT) devices to enable smart cities and improve the quality of life for citizens.