Mobily awards Ericsson and Huawei expansion contracts

Saudi Arabia’s Mobily is reported to have awarded contracts worth US$256 million to Ericsson and Huawei to expand its mobile network coverage.

In statements sent to some news organisations, but not confirmed on its own news service, Mobily said it had awarded a contract for SR563 million (US$150 million) to Ericsson and another for SR400 million to Huawei.

The works from the contracts are due to be completed by the end of this year.

Mobily currently covers more than 96 per cent of the Kingdom with a 3G network while LTE coverage is available in 33 cities.