Etisalat Deploys 5G Portable Private Network MEC with Huawei

Etisalat has disclosed that they have successfully tested and deployed a 5G Portable Private Network MEC functionality in collaboration with Huawei Technologies.

This deployment and testing will play a crucial role in providing a seamless experience for consumers and enterprises by enabling new and innovative 5G services in public safety, gaming, education and healthcare among others. This is in line with our long term vision to ramp up digital services, elevate a digital-first lifestyle at the same time enable the digital transformation of governments, large enterprises and corporates. The partnership with Huawei Technologies and our investments in stand alone 5G earlier this year has supported our vision to enable and empower the enterprise digitalisation ecosystem enabler and facilitator.

Khaled Al Suwaidi, SVP of Core Networks and Platforms, etisalat by e&

Huawei is pleased to be an entrusted 5G SA vendor of etisalat by e& and to be able to demonstrate what this latest 3GPP Rel-16 technology has to offer. We are proud to continue supporting etisalat by e& to realise its digital transformation objectives and, in particular, its vision to bring the best in smart connectivity and innovative digitalised solutions to its customers.

Gavin Wang, Head of Etisalat Key Account, Huawei Technologies