UAE operator Du has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Chinese infrastructure Huawei. Under the terms of the agreement, the two firms will and exchange project management experiences, knowledge and research, according to the operator.

They will exchange best practice industry methodology, concepts, tools and techniques and work together to better define best practice portfolio and project management concepts, processes and techniques, said Du.

“By signing this agreement with Huawei, we are fulfilling our commitment to the pursuit of best practices in all that we do,” commented Ananda Bose, chief corporate affairs officer at Du.

Wang Haitun, director at Huawei, added: “[The MoU] will facilitate a stronger relationship between our two companies as we work together to develop best practices that will be implemented in our respective project management offices for the benefit of the telecommunications industry.”

Huawei is already working with Du’s rival, Etisalat, after it signed a global consultancy services deal last month with the UAE-based operator group.

Huawei’s business consulting team is partnering with Etisalat to assist in developing the operator’s mobile broadband services and its digital services portfolio.