Chinese telecom giant Huawei has signed an agreement with Algerian telecommunications operator Algerie Telecom (AT) to develop very high-speed Internet service.
The partnership agreement is aimed at deploying optical cabling terminates at homes and companies, according to Algeria’s state news agency.
The project will provide more effective communication between network users, including video conferencing, peer-to-peer, Internet Protocol (IP) telephone and online backup.
AT’s chief executive Adel Khemane said the “partnership project is set to deploy a very high-speed broadband network over a period of one year, in a bid to offer this service to more than one million customers.”
AT aims to strengthen its positioning in the telecommunications sector in Algeria amid competition from some prominent private operators.
Meanwhile, another Chinese telecom product manufacturer, ZTE, has signed a partnership agreement with the Algerian Federation for Young Entrepreneurs (FNTE), as part of the deployment of an optical cabling network nationwide.
China and Algeria, which established a comprehensive strategic partnership in 2014, have expanded cooperation in fields such as infrastructure, engineering construction and telecommunications.
