Nokia has opened the door at Saudi Arabian telco Zain KSA, for the deployment of 5G cloud RAN systems, on the back of a recently announced collaboration with Nvidia to enhance the associated RAN components with more advanced AI based capabilities. Nokia and Zain KSA have now signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to collaborate on 5G cloud RAN infrastructure for specific areas, including enterprise and consumer services. Zain KSA COO Abdulrahman Al-Mufadda summed it up: “By exploring Cloud RAN technology, we aim to enhance network performance, reliability and scalability, ultimately enriching the digital experiences of our subscribers.” In 2023, Huawei had been appointed to help evolve and expand Zain KSA’s 5G networks, after also signing a MoU with the…