Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Group and Huawei signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a Joint Innovation Technology Lab, aiming to deepen cooperation in technological innovation.
The signing ceremony, which was held at MWC Barcelona, Spain was attended by senior delegations from MTN and Huawei on Feb.28. This strategic partnership will see the creation of an Innovation Technology Lab at MTN Group’s headquarters in South Africa.
The lab will serve as a neutral platform for collaboration within Africa’s digital ecosystem, accelerating the development, deployment, and adoption of innovative digital solutions driven across the continent. Together, the two companies will leverage this initiative to focus their research and development efforts on key areas such as 5G and beyond, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data analytics, cloud computing, and digital financial services.