In a strategic push to modernize North Africa’s telecommunications, state-owned Libya Telecom & Technology (LTT) and Chinese giant ZTE Corporation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) during the Mobile World Congress (MWC26) in Barcelona. This partnership aims to revitalize Libya’s network infrastructure, which has faced years of instability, by transitioning to next-generation technologies and fostering a robust digital economy.
The collaboration centers on four major pillars: advancing 4G and 5G network deployments to fix uneven national coverage, and expanding a digital service ecosystem that includes e-wallets, e-commerce, and content delivery networks (CDNs). To bridge the “digital divide,” the partners will also prioritize the rollout of high-performance hardware such as Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) and MiFi devices. While no specific timeline has been set, the agreement is viewed as a foundational step in transforming Libya into a “smart country” and diversifying its economy away from oil dependency.
