Kuwaiti telco Zain has entered into a new agreement with equipment vendor NEC and solutions integrator Middle East Telecommunications Company (METCO) to enhance the capacity of its 2G, 3G and 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks, reports Telegeography.com.

Under the agreement, NEC will upgrade Zain Kuwait’s backhaul transmission network to meet growing mobile broadband demand using its iPASOLINK series of advanced microwave radio solutions and network management system. The project is expected to be completed by the end of 2014.