A leading Saudi company in the ICT sector, Salam enters into a partnership agreement with Nokia with an aim to modernize Saudi Arabia’s digital infrastructure.
The projects come in line with Salam’s vision to provide its customers in the Kingdom with the latest communications technologies worldwide, according to a press release.
Upon the deal, the Saudi company will adopt up-to-date technologies with high capabilities to guarantee an innovative services experience for its users.
Commenting on this partnership, Radwan Al-Mufleh, Salam’s Chief Commercial Officer, said, “This agreement with Nokia, one of the world’s largest and leading global companies in the ICT sector, supports Salam’s efforts and future plans to develop our digital infrastructure to provide our customers advanced digital services and best broadband experience using the latest high-speed bandwidth technologies. The project further strengthens our company to continue playing a leading role in supporting our nation’s digital transformation journey, and achieving the Saudi Vision 2030 aimed at building a prosperous digital economy and a better future for the Kingdom.”
Commenting on the agreement with Salam, Roger Ghorayeb, Customer Team Head for Middle East Growth Accounts, at Nokia said, “We are proud to have been chosen by Salam to play a vital role in modernizing its digital infrastructure and providing pioneering services in the Kingdom. We are committed to supporting its vision to help individuals reach new heights in the digital era, and business customers be smarter, more digital, more integrated, and more secure. We are confident that this partnership is just the beginning of a journey and will last long, creating a strong positive impact for the people and businesses in the Kingdom.”
Nokia is upgrading Salem’s existing fiber access nodes in its central offices in three cities in the Kingdom, with a 10x speed increase. Nokia’s solution will modernize Salam’s existing GPON networks to a future-proof, highly scalable solution, leveraging the Nokia’s Quillion chipset-based line cards. The deal also includes fiber modems for customers’ homes in addition to Nokia’s 5G Fixed Wireless Access gateways featuring WiFi 6, Easy Mesh compatibility, and eSIM capabilities, and Nokia’s FastMile Controller.
Thus, this agreement acts as a continuation of a series of beneficial agreements between Salam and various other leading companies locally as well as globally to boost its consumer experience with the adoption of the latest technologies and to provide the high-quality ICT services at competitive prices to its users in all the economic sectors: government, companies, and individuals.
