Ericsson gets Zain Kuwait digital transformation gig

Zain Kuwait is conducting a major digital transformation project for the utilities sector and has asked Ericsson to join the party.

Scott Bicheno

August 9, 2017

1 Min Read
Ericsson gets Zain Kuwait digital transformation gig

Zain Kuwait is conducting a major digital transformation project for the utilities sector and has asked Ericsson to join the party.

The project will focus on bringing utilities such as electricity and water into the 21st century via things like enterprise and cloud billing and smart meters. These will supposedly enable more efficient and accurate billing and distribution as well as greater end-user engagement.

Ericsson is the sole technology partner and as such will install around 800,000 smart meters as well as its Multiservice Delivery Platform, which is designed to digitize consumer channels and offer user-friendly services such as self-service portals.

“We have worked closely together with Zain Kuwait from the start of this digital transformation initiative, and we have made a long-term commitment to enable new revenue streams,” said Wojciech Bajda, Head of Customer Unit Zain at Ericsson. “We really look forward to being part of this project and to help develop the smart city infrastructure.”

This seems to be a pretty major project as it’s not expected to be completed by 2014. There’s a distinctly IoT-ish element to it and that tech trend is expected to evolve significantly over the duration of the project so maybe Ericsson will be able to shoe-horn some extra connectivity goodies later on.

About the Author

Scott Bicheno

As the Editorial Director of Telecoms.com, Scott oversees all editorial activity on the site and also manages the Telecoms.com Intelligence arm, which focuses on analysis and bespoke content.
Scott has been covering the mobile phone and broader technology industries for over ten years. Prior to Telecoms.com Scott was the primary smartphone specialist at industry analyst Strategy Analytics’. Before that Scott was a technology journalist, covering the PC and telecoms sectors from a business perspective.
Follow him @scottbicheno

Subscribe and receive the latest news from the industry.
Join 56,000+ members. Yes it's completely free.

You May Also Like