PRESS RELEASE: Zain KSA, in cooperation with Huawei, has deployed the MetaAAU third-generation 5G RAN product for extending the coverage of 5G operator aggregation. Zain KSA serves a growing 5G customer base and plans to become a one-stop digital partner and business technology provider in Saudi Arabia. To provide more capacity for 5G users, Zain KSA incorporated an additional 5G carrier, seeking to support more 5G use cases, including cloud computing, IoT, AI and learning solutions automatic while continuing to deliver excellent user experiences. By integrating MetaAAU into its 5G network, Zain KSA will enable more users to benefit from its wide range of services after expanding coverage and capacity and increasing network speed.
MetaAAU is the newest and most advanced product in Huawei’s third-generation 5G RAN product series. It achieves the best performance and lowest power consumption by applying a wide range of advanced wireless technologies and represents a key path for the evolution to 5.5G network. MetaAAU introduces the new Extremely Wide Antenna Array Architecture (ELAA), multi-channel technology, and innovative algorithms to double the scale of arrays compared to the previous generation AAU. This solution can improve network performance while significantly reducing power consumption.
Chief Technology Officer of Zain KSA, Eng. Abdulrahman Hamad Al Mufadda
Chief Technology Officer of Zain KSA, Eng. Abdulrahman Hamad AlMufadda said: “This new upgrade to our 5G network serves our strategic goal of delivering world-class 5G experiences that align with Saudi Vision 2030 goals of transforming the Kingdom into a digital economy center powered by Industry 4.0 and support a high quality of life for its communities.Building on our elaborate 5G infrastructure, we launched the 5G carrier aggregation feature in 2020, achieving super-fast internet speeds of 2.4 Now, with the acceleration of the development of the industry ecosystem, and as more and more 5G smartphones support this feature, we are expanding the population coverage of dual 5G carriers and bringing the ultra-fast user experience to more customers.In addition to the advantages of carrier aggregation, the innovative MetaAAU product will support a coverage capacity improved and will significantly improve our customers’ experience in several areas, including business, e-commerce and gaming.
Huawei 5G Product Line President Ritchie Peng said, “Huawei has made great efforts in Massive MIMO technology. MetaAAU is our third-generation Massive MIMO product and a major product of Huawei’s third-generation 5G RAN series. Its extremely wide antenna array technology enables the use of higher frequency bands and higher bandwidth to serve the mobile industry in the future. We will continue to provide innovative solutions to help Zain KSA build the leading performance network and provide better user experience for end users.
President of Huawei 5G Product Line, Ritchie Peng
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