Telecom Egypt, Huawei to set up Africa’s first green tower

Telecom Egypt, Huawei to set up Africa’s first green tower

Telecom Egypt, the first integrated operator of communications and information technology services in Egypt, in cooperation with Huawei Technologies, announced the implementation of the first eco-friendly, integrated solution to provide mobile networks via utilizing tower made of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP), with wireless availability.

Through this cooperation, Telecom Egypt will become the first operator in Egypt and Africa to install a green tower which will serve as an optimum steel alternative.

The tower is approximately 18 meters high, with a special camouflage fence made of environmentally friendly materials, supported by integrated wireless access solutions and a green solar energy system.

It also boasts high resistance in severe environmental conditions, such as corrosion from exposure to chemicals and high temperatures.

The Managing Director and CEO of Telecom Egypt, Adel Hamed, said that the implementation of this type of mobile site in Egypt is unprecedented.

It also underscores the efforts done by all those in charge of the project and their capability of implementing the entire site in a timely manner and a systematic way, he added, as per the finest international standards regarding green concept solutions.

Adel explained that Telecom Egypt’s green external sites also depend on modern technologies for wireless access devices, such as the technology