Manama: Batelco, the Kingdom’s leading communications solutions provider and Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology solutions provider, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at Batelco’s ideas Innovation Centre, located at Batelco’s Headquarters.
Batelco acting CEO Muna Al Hashemi and Huawei Bahrain Country Manager Feng Nan signed the MoU which will see Huawei utilize Batelco’s infrastructure and facilities to set up an R&D (Research & Development) Lab within Batelco’s ideas Innovation Centre.
Under the agreement, Huawei will undertake to support Batelco to attain Broadband leadership with full capabilities for offering Best-in-Class network services. The agreement will reinforce the strategic partnership between both Global organisations and support Batelco’s vision of transformation excellence. A number of key objectives have been outlined and both parties will be working throughout 2015 to achieve a number of goals that aim to be mutually beneficial.
Al Hashemi said that Batelco very much appreciates the role that Huawei, as a leading communications technology solutions provider, has played in supporting the delivery of services for Batelco’s customers over the years and with the new MoU the two companies now deepen their alliance and look forward to positive outcomes from the R&D Lab.
“Huawei’s technical expertise and their experience in cutting edge communications solutions will be invaluable attributes in supporting Batelco Broadband goals,” she added.