(MENAFN- Arab News) Saudi arabia is a significant market for huawei as both a business driver and a country where huawei contributes to the development of the ict sector overall according to its ceo for the kingdom james wu.

he said: 'the company has established its full end-to-end capabilities in saudi arabia. today the company provides cutting-edge solutions to local telecom operators enterprise customers and consumers at large."

with three main offices across the kingdom and a headquarters based in riyadh the company operates 20 technical assistance centers in the country.

according to wu huawei believes that saudi arabia is an extraordinary model of a country that has very quickly raised its ict infrastructure to a level outpacing global development.

'huawei will continue to increase its own local investments in bold strategic technologies as well as local talent in order to drive socio-economic development; creating value for individuals and society as a whole" he noted.

in fact the expansion of the local ict industry is being largely driven by the overall advancement of saudi arabia's economic landscape. today ict is being used to advance nearly every segment of business from telecommunications to oil and gas education health care and transportation he said.

'with the right ict infrastructure in place huawei is dedicated to supporting the development of its partners and the communities in which it operates. to that end huawei will continue to develop solutions that create a sound industry ecosystem and enrich life through communication" he added.