Huawei to sign an agreement with Etisalat.(CHINA)

Asia Pacific Telecom, May, 2008

Huawei Technologies, the largest telecom equipment vendor in China, has expressed its willingness to share current industry trends with the United Arab Emirates-based Emirates Telecommunications Corp (Etisalat).

Ahmad Abdulkarim Julfar, chief operating officer at Etisalat, said that this deal would enable Etisalat to capitalize on unused market opportunities. Under the terms of the agreement, the telecom vendor would have to share industry trends with the second-biggest Arab telecom operator. The responsibilities of the Chinese vendor include devising Internet strategy and developing reports for Etisalat.