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The recent milestone achievement by Qatar’s telecom major Ooredoo by clocking a global customer base of 100mn mirrors the country’s strides in harnessing the power of information and communication technology (ICT) for people.

It comes after Ooredoo crosses a milestone of more than 3mn customers in Qatar – the highest number ever recorded by the company.

Ooredoo and the other service provider, Vodafone, have brought about significant changes to Qatar’s telecom landscape under the leadership of the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology.

As HE the Minister of Information and Communications Technology Dr Hessa al-Jaber recently put it: “When Qatar’s leadership began the journey to build a vibrant ICT sector that would spearhead the development of a competitive knowledge economy nearly a decade ago, it indeed seemed impossible to imagine that our ambitious blueprint for change would one day come to fruition.

“But significant commitment and investments on the part of the government and other stakeholders have helped drive real, meaningful progress in a short period of time. The end result is a growing collection of achievements that have put our ultimate goal of harnessing the power of ICT for the good of all people in Qatar in sight.”

Qatar’s ICT-related achievements are many. Among these was the launch of Qatar’s first cutting-edge communications satellite- Es’hail 1, which will greatly enhance MENA’s broadcast capacity.

Es’hailSat or Qatar Satellite Company, which received a 25-year operating licence from the government in 2013, has already started to plan the design and manufacture of Es’hail 2, which is scheduled to launch at the end of 2016. This satellite will further boost broadband delivery, television and global connectivity.

By 2016, 95% of households in Qatar will have the ability to access affordable and high-quality broadband service of at least 100 Mbps for downloads and 50 Mbps for uploads.

To guarantee and facilitate the growth of e-business, by 2016, iPv6 will be fully operational throughout the country. By 2016, 90% of government services will be made available online through Qatar’s enhanced e-government portal.

Broadband is the basis to achieve the Connect 2020 Vision, a policy statement laid down by the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology.

In addition, Qatar continues to steadily advance on a variety of international indices measuring network readiness, global competitiveness, ease of doing business, e-government development, and other important ICT-related indicators. In fact, Qatar currently ranks 23rd out of 148 developed and developing countries—and first among Arab nations—on the World Economic Forum’s 2014 Networked Readiness Index rankings, up from 28 in 2012.

In the case of Ooredoo, it operates in markets with an “addressable population” of more than 700mn people and sees strong potential for growth across its footprint.

Says Ooredoo Group chairman HE Sheikh Abdulla bin Mohamed bin Saud al-Thani: “Ooredoo has always had a clear vision for growth, supported by our prudent investment and development strategy. Reaching this milestone of 100mn customers reminds us how far we have travelled over the past decade, and reinforces the incredible impact that Ooredoo services are having around the world.”

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Quelle/Source: Gulf Times, 07.03.2015

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