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SABIS to use Huawei’s Wi-Fi solutions for its
school network
H
uawei has entered into a strategic
alliance with SABIS, a global
education management organisation,
which will use Huawei’s technology to
uplift its IT infrastructure on the school
and the corporate level.
The alliance, which is set to last for
two years, will cover all SABIS Network
schools located in the Gulf, Levant,
Africa, Kurdistan and Europe regions.
SABIS school campuses will become
more digitally-driven, connecting
their cutting-edge SABIS educational
software systems using Huawei’s state
of the art Wi-Fi 6 technology.
Paul Feng, CEO Levant Region, Huawei,
said: “Digitisation throughout the
education sector will enable greater
opportunities for learning, global
collaboration and knowledge sharing.
Our strategic alliance with SABIS will
enable the next generation connectivity
to students which will facilitate an
improved learning experience.”
Serge Bakhos, Group Vice President
– Information Technology and Book
Publishing, SABIS, said: “This new
alliance is an important step in the
on-going implementation of our
Corporate Digitisation Strategy,
which will help enhance the
connectivity of our devices and
solutions throughout our schools,
thereby enabling students to study
more effectively and more efficiently.”
With Huawei’s unique 5G-powered
antenna and algorithm technologies,
Huawei’s Wi-Fi 6 helps enterprises
build networks without coverage
holes, provide services with no waiting
time and achieve no packet loss
during roaming.
Huawei has entered into a strategic
alliance with global education
management organisation SABIS
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MTN South Africa selects Ericsson for
commercial 5G Core and Radio
E
ricsson has been selected by MTN South
Africa as a 5G network modernisation
vendor. It will supply 5G products and
solutions from its Radio Access Network
(RAN), transport and core portfolios, and
as part of its transformation strategy, MTN
South Africa is upgrading its core network to
support 3GPP-compliant 5G Non-Standalone
(NSA) architecture.
MTN and Ericsson are working together
to identify and develop 5G use cases and
applications that will contribute to the
Digital Transformation of industry verticals.
In addition to providing end-to-end 5G
capabilities, Ericsson has been chosen to
modernise MTN South Africa’s existing LTE
and legacy radio access networks as part
of a three-year deal signed last year. This is
aimed at accelerating MTN South Africa’s
digitalisation ambitions in the expanding
South African market.
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MTN is using 5G New Radios (5G NR),
basebands and MINI-LINK microwave
transmission products from the Ericsson
Radio System portfolio to enhance network
quality and user experiences for the
company’s 30 million customers.
Giovanni Chiarelli, Chief Technology and
Information Officer, MTN South Africa,
said: “South Africa is undergoing a huge
Digital Transformation, which will open up
new business opportunities and boost the
nation’s economy.
“Launching 5G will accomplish this
transformation and, with fixed wireless access,
will ensure high quality, increased capacity,
and greater reliability for our customers.”
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