Qatar- Ooredoo wins four awards at CommsMEA

Date

11/14/2015 10:53:45 PM

(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Ooredoo official receiving the award.

DOHA: Ooredoo enjoyed success at the CommsMEA Awards in Dubai last week winning a total of four top prizes including the highest honour “Overall Operator of the Year” for Ooredoo Group and a new category the “Network Optimization Award” for Ooredoo Qatar’s inspiring initiative to enhance the Ooredoo Supernet.

In addition Ooredoo Oman took home the “Middle East Mobile Operator of the Year” while its Ooredoo Qatar received a second award “Converged Service Provider of the Year.”

With four wins out of a total 14 categories following 12 nominations Ooredoo secured its best-ever night at the CommsMEA Awards which is one of the telecoms industry’s leading events.

Sheikh Saud bin Nasser Al Thani Group CEO Ooredoo said “Our strategy at Ooredoo is to build a leadership position in every market that we serve and winning these awards validates our pioneering approach. The whole Ooredoo family is working hard to support customers’ digital lifestyles drive data development and deliver the best networks for all our customers. We dedicate these awards to their on-going efforts.”

Ooredoo received the “Overall Operator of the Year” award following a remarkable year that has seen the company grow its customer base to nearly 115 million people across the Middle East North Africa and South East Asia.

Ooredoo has also been very successful in driving data services across its markets as part of its future-facing strategy. Data revenue now represents 35 percent of Ooredoo’s total revenue a new record for the company and the company holds data leadership positions across a wide range of markets including Qatar Iraq Algeria and the Maldives.

Ooredoo Oman has also seen a very strong year increasing customer numbers by 10 percent to 2.8m in its last financial results (9M 2015) and taking a lead in network performance most recently acquiring new spectrum frequency (LTE 800) to provide improved 4G coverage and additional capacity.

For Ooredoo Qatar winning the inaugural “Network Optimization” award is an important testimony to the strength speed and resilience of the Ooredoo Supernet which the company has continued to upgrade throughout 2015. Ooredoo now has more than 1030 4G and 4G+ sites in Qatar and adds more every month as it aims to make Qatar the best-connected country in the world.

The Peninsula

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