du is initially deploying 5G-A infrastructure in Dubai and plans to increase the community at a nationwide stage in a second part
ISTANBUL, TURKEY- Emirati-based telco du is at the moment within the technique of deploying 5G-Superior (5G-A) know-how in Dubai as a part of its nationwide rollout program, Hasan Alshemeili, the telco’s head of infra know-how planning, stated throughout a keynote session at Huawei’s International Cell Broadband Discussion board 2024 (MBBF 2024), which passed off this week in Istanbul, Turkey.
The chief famous that du has already deployed a whole bunch of 5G-A base stations whereas its plans for the entire nation stipulate the deployment of 1000’s of base stations.
The chief didn’t present a timeline for 5G-A deployment within the UAE. Nonetheless, du beforehand said that its 5G-Superior technique contains the deployment of this know-how in the primary cities throughout the United Arab Emirates (UAE) subsequent 12 months and reaching nationwide protection by 2026.
Du had carried out 5G-A trials in October 2023, which paved the best way for the preliminary industrial launch of the know-how in January 2024.
The Arab service is already engaged on the subsequent era of Mounted Wi-fi Entry (FWA) know-how utilizing 5G-A. On this area, du goals to achieve a market share of 40% inside the subsequent three years, which compares with a present market share of 34%, in response to a earlier report.
The service additionally plans to make the most of the aptitude of 5G-A know-how in each the B2C and B2B segments. Within the B2B space, du plans to supply a slicing operate and a 5G-to-B suite of providers.
du had initially launched 5G providers in 2019 and 5G SA know-how in 2023.
The Arab telco had beforehand signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Huawei to spice up 5G-A know-how within the UAE. The mission, dubbed “5G-A Nation”, seeks to speed up the digital transformation of the Arab nation, in response to Huawei.
Underneath the strategic cooperation, introduced throughout Cell World Congress 2024 in Barcelona, Spain, the 2 events will work collectively to construct a 5G-A expertise community with full city-level protection in Dubai primarily based on the 5G-A industrial community in Dubai’s core CBD space and construct the UAE’s “5G-A Nation”.
The cooperation between Huawei and du may also set up a 5G-A joint innovation heart to understand 5G-A know-how innovation and broaden the commercialization of latest providers for shoppers, properties and enterprises, and speed up the incubation of 24K XR, FWA, holographic conferences and enhanced 5G personal networks, amongst others.
In March 2023, each entities signed a MoU centered on 5G-A technological innovation, software exploration and ecosystem improvement. The 2 firms partnered to cowl your entire space with superior FWA know-how. In October 2023, du had launched a 5G-A, or “5.5G” villa in Dubai in partnership with Huawei, the place the 2 firms showcased a few of the advantages of this know-how.
Additionally, du lately introduced the extension of its strategic partnership with Finnish vendor Nokia to broaden its 5G community within the United Arab Emirates.
The brand new settlement will assist du because it expands its 5G-Superior community, incorporating revolutionary applied sciences reminiscent of enhanced cellular broadband, superior 5G service aggregation, community slicing, large IoT connectivity by way of decreased functionality (RedCap) and edge computing.
