Huawei Wins Saudi HSPA+ Upgrade Contract

­Huawei has announced that it has won a HSPA+ upgrade contract from Saudi Telecom Company (STC), the largest telecom operator in Saudi Arabia. The upgrade covers Damman, Khobar and northern Saudi Arabia.

The HSPA+ network will provide higher downlink data rate of up to 21.6Mb/s to STC's subscribers.

"Huawei has been working with operators to smoothly and swiftly upgrade various and complex mobile networks worldwide, helping our customers take the lead in both technologies and low total cost of ownership (TCO). Our customers' success demonstrates Huawei's industry-leading technologies and excellent end-to-end capabilities." says He Gang, President of GSM&UMTS Product Line, Huawei.

No financial details were provided.

Posted to the site on 18th September 2009