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VIVA signs 5G deal with Huawei

VIVA Bahrain, a telecommunication provider in the Kingdom, signed a nationwide 5G service launch MoU with Huawei. Signed at the World Mobile Congress in Barcelona, Spain, this agreement will enable VIVA customers to access 5G services across Bahrain by June 2019.

Commenting on the occasion, Mohammad Al Khushail Acting CEO at VIVA Bahrain, said: “We continue our commitment to accelerate digitization in Bahrain and ultimately support our leadership’s vision to become a diversified, knowledge-based economy.”

An Jian, President of Middle East Carrier Network Business Group of Huawei, said: “We will be launching our recent 5G-compliant CPE and cellphone with VIVA to complete the offering for consumers in Bahrain.”