Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) has signed a new agreement with Nokia for supplying 5G, including radio access, IP routing, optical networking, and software, as well as the Nokia service delivery platform.
Mobily will be enhancing the network capacity using massive MIMO antennas from Nokia. Mobility will also increase backhaul capabilities to prepare for an increase for the network capacity.

Alaa Malki, chief technology officer at Mobily, said: “Together with Nokia, we are working to achieve an advanced ICT infrastructure to boost digital economy across the Kingdom, by taking the economy to the next level. The deployment is set to enable further innovation and digitalization with new applications and services.”