Ethio telecom Chief Executive Officer, Frehiwot Tamru, and Huawei Northern Africa President, Mr. Li Shen, together with their executive leadership teams, held high-level strategic discussions to further strengthen their long-standing strategic partnership and accelerate the growth of Ethiopia’s Enterprise and Small & Medium Enterprise (SME) markets through innovative digital solutions.

The discussions were aligned with Ethio telecom’s Next Horizon: Digital & Beyond 2028 strategy and focused on expanding the partnership beyond traditional telecommunications infrastructure toward a broader business, innovation, and digital ecosystem collaboration. Both companies reaffirmed their shared commitment to jointly driving Ethiopia’s digital transformation by creating sustainable value for businesses, communities, and the wider digital economy.

A key focus of the meeting was the joint development of integrated, industry-specific digital solutions that combine advanced connectivity, cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, Internet of Things (IoT), data center services, and digital platforms to accelerate the digital transformation of enterprises across key sectors of the economy.