Qatar – Mubasher: Ooredoo Group and Ericsson have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop 5G network, according to Qatar News Agency (QNA).
Ooredoo and Ericsson will develop use cases, requirements and deployment scenarios for 5G. The MoU enables Ooredoo and Ericsson to evaluate key 5G components in a controlled environment
The MoU was signed by Ahmed Yousef Al-Derbesti, COO of Ooredoo Group and Jan Wäreby, Senior Vice President Head of Sales of Ericsson, in the presence of top senior executives from both companies at Ericsson’s headquarters in Sweden.
Sheikh Saud Bin Nasser Al Thani, Group CEO, Ooredoo, said: “Ooredoo is striving to support our customers’ activities in an increasingly digital, connected world and we are determined to be at the cutting-edge of network technologies. We’re pleased to partner on developing next generation technologies with Ericsson, a trusted partner and a major supplier for Radio Access, Core, Transmission, OSS and BSS. We look forward to working towards developing 5G technologies together.”
Jan Wäreby, Senior Vice President Head of Sales of Ericsson, said: “At Ericsson, we are looking forward to our joint exploration of the possibilities and opportunities that 5G technologies will enable. We believe that next generation networks will have a profound impact in the future by enabling anything and everything to connect, bringing value across a number of verticals in the Networked Society. Our continued collaboration with the Ooredoo Group is an indication of our staunch commitment to continue working with them across the technology spectrum.”
