Sudatel Telecom Group has selected Nokia to trial 4.5G Pro, 4.9G and 5G mobile technologies  along with fixed fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) to enhance the mobile and residential broadband experience in Sudan.

Nokia said Sudantel will focus initially on the capital city of Khartoum.

Sudatel, under its 2020 strategy, aims to transform its fixed and mobile service offerings with the aim of enhancing the subscriber experience on devices.

Sudatel will conduct different use-case tests using Nokia fixed and mobile technologies in Nokia Laboratories in Espoo, Finland and Antwerp, Belgium.

Sudantel will evaluate how the 5G-ready AirScale radio access can increase the capacity and mobile data services in Khartoum.

Sudatel will use Nokia’s passive optical networking (PON) fiber solutions to enhance the residential broadband experience. The companies will conduct a high-speed fixed technology trial in Khartoum, starting in July.

“Bringing Nokia’s technology expertise and innovations to Sudan is very strategic for us in the execution of our vision of becoming the most admired ICT provider in Africa,” Tarig Zain El Abdein, chief executive officer of Sudatel Telecom Group, said.

Sudatel Telecom Group in February 2018 announced its partnership with Liquid Telecom to build new FTTH networks across Sudan.

Liquid Telecom has experience in deploying FTTH networks in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Kenya and Rwanda. Liquid Telecom, an Econet Global company, said the new FTTH networks will deliver speeds initially up to 100 Mbits/s.