Telecom Operators

Going beyond traditional connectivity services, businesses can now leverage Ooredoo Qatar’s newly-launched Enterprise EDGE service. This enables the network to be a comprehensive and all-in-one source for software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) needs.

According to an umlaut report, Zain KSA has achieved the best 5G network and data performance in Riyadh. It has the strongest 5G coverage in Riyadh, with at least 27% more than its competitors, with Zain KSA users achieving the highest data stream download and upload speeds and shortest YouTube start time with excellent resolution.

Broadcasters and industry professionals will be able to analyse and respond to viewership data of over 3.5 million UAE TV viewers via E-Vision’s independently accredited TAM system.

Ooredoo marks another milestone in its quest for quality and performance excellence as it achieved the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management recertification. The globally recognized certification is awarded only to companies that demonstrate the ability to consistently provide products and services that meet statutory and regulatory requirements while enhancing customer satisfaction through the effective application of the system.

Huawei and stc Bahrain signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a state-of-the-art content delivery network (CDN) ecosystem. This will allow service providers in various sectors such as advertising, e-commerce, media and entertainment, as well as online gaming to store their content securely with enhanced availability and performance.

Zain Bahrain, the leading mobile broadband network operator in the Kingdom, has become the first network operator to provide enhanced mobile and broadband network connectivity to Khalifa city, the second-largest housing project in Bahrain. Located in the Southern Governorate, it is home to approximately 6,000 residential units.

The Global Partnership for Ethiopia, an international consortium composed of Vodafone Group, Vodacom Group, Safaricom, Sumitomo Corporation, the UK CDC Group, the US Development Finance Corporation (DFC), and supported by 75 local companies, just won a new telecommunications license in Ethiopia.

In the telecoms industry, the COVID-19 pandemic generated a huge demand for bandwidth and reliable services as large numbers of people started working from home. Service providers have had to meet changing bandwidth requirements as people adjusted to working, schooling, socialising and consuming digital media remotely in locations not previously considered. In many cases this has had an acceleration effect on digital transformation initiatives.

Ooredoo announced the appointment of Noor Al Sulaiti as CEO of Ooredoo Oman – the first female CEO in one of Ooredoo Group's key markets - and Bassam Yousef Al Ibrahim as CEO of Ooredoo Algeria, effective 20 May 2021.