Saudi ICT infrastructure company Tawal has signed an MoU with global ICT provider Huawei to collaborate on green energy innovations, site sharing innovations, and global network modernization. The agreement was signed at the Mobile World Conference in Barcelona, the premier mobile industry and technology event for the connectivity industry.
Under the MoU, Tawal and Huawei will actively cooperate on green energy innovations, including site carbon emission reduction, energy efficiency improvement, and modernization. In addition, they will share technology and expertise to energize Tawal’s move to carbon neutrality and low-carbon networks.
Mohammed Alhakbani, Tawal’s CEO, said: “We are pleased to have partnered with Huawei, one of the world’s leading ICT providers, at MWC 2022. This collaboration will help us move to efficient and modern sites with a low-carbon footprint and curb emissions. Tawal is committed to building ICT solutions for national and global development and moving to carbon neutrality, and creating future-ready infrastructure is a key element of our sustainability strategy.”
The two brands will also collaborate on new sites and bring their global expertise together toward site power sharing, where the two firms will work together on multiple tenant usage management.
The MoU also broadens Tawal’s global cooperation with Huawei on digitization, in line with its commitment to spurring a digital transformation in Saudi Arabia and other key markets.
Tawal is a leading Saudi ICT infrastructure company that offers the latest ICT infrastructure solutions to supply a growing industry. The company now owns a portfolio of more than 15,000 telecom towers across the Kingdom. Its core activities involve designing, building and managing consolidated telecom infrastructure facilities that enable state-of-the-art and modular connectivity.
Currently, a key player in the Saudi telecommunications infrastructure industry, Tawal aspires to extend its coverage to embrace the whole region.
