Zain Saudi enters US$1.2 billion infrastructure deal with five providers

Zain Saudi Arabia announced the signing of network expansion and upgrade agreements worth SAR4.5 billion (US$1.2 billion) with five leading global technology companies. The agreements aim to enhance Zain Saudi’s customer experience and to improve and expand Zain’s network capacity, coverage and speed.

The agreements were signed with Huawei, Nokia, NEC, Cisco, and Alcatel Lucent.

The operator aims to provide 4G LTE coverage to over 90 per cent of the population, providing existing and new customers with real high-speed mobile Internet connectivity.