VIVA, Kuwait's fastest-growing and most developed telecom operator, has been recognized with an award as “Best Network Development”, in the MENA region, presented at the third annual 5G MENA Awards 2018 Ceremony, held in Dubai from 7th to 9th April 2018.
Eng. Zarrar Khan, CTO at VIVA commented: “We are proud at VIVA to receive such accolade that fosters our leadership in the telecom market. 5G is the next generation mobile technology that will become a game changer to the society, consumer and enterprise, therefore VIVA will be the “engine” to support the digital transformation for the country of Kuwait across the society and all verticals (education, health care, mobility...).
He added: “In the latest years, VIVA has continued its efforts to innovate its network by testing both 4.5G technology in 2016 and 5G technology in 2017, so we remain in the leadership path to bring the latest mobile innovation for the country.”
5G MENA brings together telecom operators, solution providers, regulators, OTT players, and IoT specialists from across the region to define clear use cases, debate new business models, and drive the connected revolution towards LTE-A, IoT, Smart Cities, and 5G. This year, the conference featured a new, more balanced focus on both the technical and commercial aspects of LTE and 5G Networks, incorporating issues such as early 5G trials and use cases, IoT networks and services, digital transformation, service innovation.
Source: Viva Kuwait Press Release