07 November 2023

Zain KSA has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Huawei Technologies to cooperate on green energy solutions for 5G networks.

Huawei and Zain KSA will work to deploy energy-efficient hardware such as MetaAAUs and ultra-wideband RRUs on a large scale, which should significantly improve network energy efficiency.

Zain KSA will also deploy Huawei’s iPowerStar intelligent energy saving solution, which supports differentiated equipment energy efficiency, frequency band coverage, traffic volume, and enables energy saving features. The companies will further explore end-to-end energy saving and reducing carbon emissions generated throughout the equipment lifecycle, including manufacturing, transportation, online operation, and recycling.

The MoU is an extension of existing cooperation between Zain KSA and Huawei in the green energy field for the past three years. Huawei says its solutions helped Zain KSA reduce electricity usage of its mobile networks by 28% last year.