Huawei confirms nationwide launch of LTE by Zain Kuwait

Huawei and Zain have announced the successful launch of a commercial LTE 1800 MHz network that covers the entire country of Kuwait. The network is the largest of its kind in the region.

Zain and Huawei expanded their LTE partnership after the successful deployment of GSM and UMTS networks in Kuwait. On November 21, Zain launched LTE services under the banner of “Wiyana Connect LTE”. The newly-built LTE network supports CSFB (circuit switched fall back) technology for voice over LTE (VoLTE) services. Download speeds in the field have now been shown to exceed 90 Mbps.

Zain has also partnered with Huawei to provide diversified LTE smart devices, including smart phones, routers, hotspot MiFi and dongles. Zain and Huawei’s partnership also includes agreements on various series of products, solutions, and services for terminal, radio access, core network operation and management.