Zain Kuwait to deploy LTE-A with support from Huawei

Zain Kuwait plans to launch a commercial LTE-A network in the country, based on hardware supplied by Huawei.

The rollout will see Zain and Huawei activate over 100 LTE-A cell sites during a first phase, with Zain indicating that the technology will later be made available across the country as more sites become operational.

"The deployment of this milestone commercial LTE-A network will jump start the next phase of mobile communications in the Middle East, providing mobile broadband customers across Kuwait an opportunity to enjoy unparalleled communication services," said Omar Al Omar, CEO of Zain Kuwait.

Kuwait is experiencing high levels of market saturation in its telecom sector, with an estimated mobile penetration rate of nearly 215 per cent. Zain has a market share of around 39 per cent of mobile broadband customers in Kuwait with nearly 10 per cent of its mobile customers having already migrated to LTE.