Kazakh PM visited research center of Huawei Chinese Company
SHANGHAI. April 30. KAZINFORM /Ruslan Suleimenov/ Kazakh Prime minister Karim Massimov has met with the leadership of Chinese company "Huawei" and visited research center of the corporation in Shanghai today.
The Chinese company is a strategic partner of such leading operators as Kazakhtelecom, MTC, Altel, Kar-Tel and the main supplier of telecommunication equipment to the Kazakh market.
Huawei together with Kazakhtelecom implement a joint project on reorganization of the network of the leading Kazakh operator and its financing. This is an important project for Kazakhtelecom aimed at providing communication in rural areas, establishment of national thoroughfare, introduction of broadband, establishment of data centers. The implementation of the project will allow to both promote the informatization of Kazakhstan and introduce advanced digital technologies.
The cooperation agreement between companies was signed by the heads of two countries in April, 2009 during the visit of the Kazakh President to Beijing. Framework financing agreement will be signed soon as well.