(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Zain mobile company and Huawei information and communications technology (ICT) solutions have launched a Joint Innovation Center in Kuwait, a first-of-a-kind body in the Middle East region.
Zain officials told a news conference Sunday the Joint Innovation Center would provide an integrated dynamic plantform for its operations which would help the company develop its network and services, including ICT applications in Kuwait.
The center, they added, would pave way for the smart houses phase.
Most of the objectives of the center, they noted, would be testing readiness and application of 4G Long-Term Evolution (LTE).
Scott Gegenheimer, Chief Executive Officer of Zain Group, said Zain sought to bolster its leadership in mobile telecommunication sector in the region "through our strategic partnership with leading companies to providing ICT." Zain and Huawei are bound to deep-rooted relations, he said, and the clients would be receiving "unprecedented telecommunication experience" that would be fast and smooth.
Zain Kuwait CEO Omar Al-Omar said the Joint Innovation Center would develop the company's telecommunication technologies, particularly LTE.
The center, said Al-Omar, would place the foundation for innovative data services.
Alex Zhang, Director and President of the Carrier Software and Core Network Business Unit in Huawei, said Kuwait was a lucrative market for ICT.
The telecommunicaiton environment in Kuwait is providing an excellent atmosphere for research and development that would improve mobile services.
"Our selection of Zain to launch the Joint Innovation Center emphasizes our long-term strategic partnership that will provide an innovative and exceptional telecommunication experience for Zain clients," he said.
Huawei has launched more than 28 joint innovation centers worldwide in addition to 16 global research and development centers.
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