Ethio Telecom, Huawei Launch 4G LTE in East Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA – Ethio Telecom and Huawei continue their partnership by launching the 4G LTE advanced mobile service in Ethiopia’s Somali Region.
The project is accomplished within one month and the two companies partnered to finish the installation and commissioning for 56 LTE sites, despite the distance of some sites from the main warehouse in Addis Ababa.
On the launch event Ethio Telecom’s CEO Firehiwot Tamiru said :We worked together with our strategic partner Huawei and finished the difficult task to deploy the 4G LTE advanced” in the Eastern part of the country.r
One of the leading infrastructure provider in Ethiopia, Huawei said it is committed to bringing digital life to every person, home, and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world.
“Our delivery teams worked day and night to meet the target. Regardless of all the challenges, today we are proud and rejoiced to bring you the best LTE advanced service,” said Chen Mingliang, CEO of Huawei Technologies Ethiopia.
With over 20 years of engagement in Ethiopia’s development, Huawei currently created over 300 jobs and benefited over 45.8 million people with its services and products.
Huawei also supported Ethio Telecom to provide the 4G LTE Service in the North-Western part of Ethiopia, which was launched last week.
