Orange launches global lab in Egypt with Nokia Networks to support affiliates worldwide

For this purpose Mobinil has launched a global lab in Cairo that includes Nokia’s latest network hardware and software. This lab will perform all the needed testing for Nokia’s new technologies, according to Nokia.

The two companies celebrated the launch of this new start-of-the-art center recently in Cairo in the presence of Yves Gauthier, Mobinil CEO; Eng. Yasser Shaker, Mobinil Technology VP; Thierry Balouka, Head of Orange Global Customer Business Team at Nokia Networks; Mounir El Aichaoui, Head of North Africa Market Unit at Nokia Networks; and Hani Adel, Head of Mobinil Customer Team at Nokia Networks.

On this occasion, Eng. Yasser Shaker, Mobinil Chief Technology Officer, said: “We are proud to host this global center as part of Mobinil in Egypt, and thanks to our long-term partner Nokia Networks for the excellent support of its committed experts and services. The launch is a testimony to the world-class indigenous talent pool we have here locally that supports the introduction of advanced 2G, 3G, 4G/LTE broadband technologies, not only for our network in Egypt, but also for Orange’s networks across the world.”