5G to Launch in Egypt at the African Cup of Nations
Source：Egyptian Streets
From：Taiwan Trade Center, Cairo
Update Time：2019/09/15
Huawei announced on Monday evening that it will roll out its 5G network for the first time in Egypt during the African Cup of Nations.
The Chinese technology company explained that the 5G network will be launched and tested at Cairo International Stadium, which is set to host key matches during the African Cup of Nations between June and July 2019.
“This year, Egypt will host the Africa football champions, Huawei will cooperate with Telecom Egypt to bring 5G technology experience to Egypt for the first time,” said Huawei in a press release.
Huawei’s announcement followed a similar announcement by Dr Amr Talaat, the Minister of Communication & Information Technology, who said that Egypt would also be cooperating with Huawei in the field of artificial intelligence.
Representatives from Huawei and the Egyptian government have held numerous meetings over the past few years, including two high-level meetings in 2019 to promote digital cooperation between Egypt and China.
According to Huawei, the Chinese company has been operating in Egypt since 1999 and is keen to ‘match the government and Egyptian market demands and contribute to Egypt’s digital economy development’.
US, UK AND AUSTRALIA ‘SECURITY CONCERNS’
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly (left one) met with Li Jie (left two), Chairman of Huawei’s Supervisory Board. Credit: Huawei
Elsewhere in the world, security concerns have been raised about Huawei and its 5G network.
Source：https://egyptianstreets.com/2019/04/24/5g-to-launch-in-egypt-at-the-african-cup-of-nations/