14 June 2019

The Cairo International Stadium or “Stad El Qahira El Dawly”, has an all-seater capacity of 75,000 and is set to host 10 games during the competition

 

Huawei will roll out a 5G phone network for the first time during this summer’s Africa Cup of Nations, according to Egypt’s minister of communications and information technology.

The Chinese company will introduce the technology at the 75,000-capacity Cairo International Stadium, which is set to host 10 games including the final during the competition.

“Egypt wishes to cooperate with Huawei in the field of artificial intelligence, technology transfer and with 5G,” said the minister, Amr Talaat.

Huawei is a major manufacturer of equipment for next-generation 5G mobile signal with almost instantaneous data transfer that will become the nervous system of Europe’s economy, in strategic sectors like energy, transport, banking and health care.

The biennial Cup of Nations takes place between June 21 and July 19 in Egypt.