The MoU will cover collaboration on Voice over New Radio (NR) and advanced Charging System that will enhance Batelco’s real-time convergent charging as well as enable the introduction of new smart and innovative IoT products. It will also include cloud-native 5G Core and 5G Standalone (SA) solutions that would help Batelco and Ericsson successfully complete the first 5G SA data call in the Kingdom.

Embracing this future-proof service model means telecoms operators have the option to expand on their existing enterprise software portfolio, whether in the cloud or internally deployed, building on their existing investment to develop next generation IT models using Machine Learning and AI.This allows telecoms operators to focus on creating a data-centric back office or helps drive a better customer experience that surprises and delights audiences.

The official launch took place on March 30, 2022, at Innovation Park Muscat, under the patronage of HE Dr. Saif bin Abdullah Al Haddabi, Undersecretary for Research and Innovation at the MoHERI, and in the presence of Dr. Abdullah Al Balushi, President of Ericsson Oman, Ministry of Finance general managers, and a number of program participants from Sultan Qaboos University (SQU).

Liu Gui, Vice President of Marketing and Solution Sales, Enterprise Business Group, Huawei Middle East, closed the day by launching the Huawei Flash Track Promotion program.

Commenting on Huawei’s recently announced annual report, Song said, “Our total revenue in 2021 reached 99.9 billion dollars and we generated a net profit of 17.8 billion dollars with a net margin of 17.9%.