(Telecompaper) Kuwaiti operator Zain announced the successful testing of the Middle East's first 4.5G mobile broadband technology on its advanced network. Achieved in strategic partnership with Huawei, the test saw the operator's network reach 1 Gbps speeds. Through its strategic partnership with Huawei, Zain is planning to provide new services powered by 4.5G technology, including voice over LTE (VoLTE) and Narrow band IoT machine-to-machine applications.