Salam signed a partnership agreement with Nokia to implement two projects to improve its digital infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, utilising the most advanced technologies with advanced capabilities that contribute to improving users’ service experience with quality and innovative services.
This project demonstrates Salam’s ongoing commitment to attracting the best communications technologies available anywhere in the world in order to better serve its valued customers in the Kingdom.
The agreement with Nokia supports Salam’s efforts and future plans to develop digital infrastructure and provide its customers with advanced digital services and best broadband experience using the latest high-speed bandwidth technologies. The project further strengthens the company to continue playing a leading role in supporting the 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.
“We are proud to have been chosen by Salam to play a vital role in modernising 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 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,” said Roger Ghorayeb, Customer Team Head for Middle East Growth Accounts, Nokia.
Nokia is upgrading Salem’s existing fibre access nodes in its central offices in three cities across the Kingdom, resulting in a 10x speed increase. Nokia’s solution will transform Salam’s existing GPON networks into a future-proof, highly scalable solution, leveraging Nokia’s Quillion chipset-based line cards. The agreement also includes fibre modems for customers’ homes, as well as Nokia’s 5G Fixed Wireless Access gateways with WiFi 6, Easy Mesh compatibility, eSIM capabilities, and Nokia’s FastMile Controller.
