China's ZTE has agreed to build a national network in Ethiopia, a Reuters report said.
The network, which will allow Ethiopia Telecommunications to provide next-generation network services, will cover 14 major cities in the east African country including the capital, Addis Ababa, ZTE said in a statement.
ZTE had already won a deal last year to help ETC build an internet protocol backbone network, the Chinese firm said.
Chinese telecoms gear makers such as ZTE and local rival Huawei Technologies have made strides in recent years into more mature markets, and have long been established in emerging areas such as India and Africa.