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Ooredoo Launches Raft of New Business Services

Ooredoo has launched the ‘Enterprise Edge’ managed service in Qatar 5G-focused ‘Aamali’ mobile broadband packages for
to accelerate cloud adoption, improve operational agility, and address Qatari B2B customers, constituting the company’s ‘first-
network connectivity’s need for cost-effective bandwidth, implemented ever launch of a range of entirely business-focused
in partnership with VMware. Enterprise Edge – which can be built onto mobile broadband plans’ in the local market, offering
any standard connectivity service – delivers Software Defined Wide Area greater usage allowances at competitive prices, ‘as
Network (SD-WAN) with key features of the fully hosted and Ooredoo- demanded by business customers.’ Sheikh Nasser bin
maintained service including: simplified WAN management, reduced Hamad bin Nasser al-Thani, chief commercial officer at
provisioning times and strengthened security. Ooredoo says it offers Ooredoo, said: ‘These new post-paid plans will allow B2B
‘flexible commercial models including CPE on leasing, thereby reducing customers to access all the potential of our incredible
CAPEX and OPEX spends.’ Ooredoo also announced the launch of new 5G network, with generous allowances and competitive
pricing. In Kuwait, meanwhile, Ooredoo has been
appointed a reseller of BT’s Communications and Security
Solutions. The scope of services includes managed
connectivity and voice services, collaboration and
contact center solutions, as well as cloud-based security
services and consultancy. A press release said that BT’s
cloud-based Security Incident and Event Management
(SIEM) service combines leading technologies with BT’s
track record in securing leading global organizations. The
service collates and analyses the vast amounts of threat
information available, providing customers with real-time
insight on their network, and actionable intelligence that
increases their protection.

Bangladesh Creating 12,000 Wifi Zones in Wetland Area

The Minister of Posts and Telecomm- Bangladesh program announced by Prime 233 years ago. He highlighted the various
unications, Mustafa Jabbar has said that Minister Sheikh Hasina in 2008. In the last programs undertaken by Prime Minister
education is the vehicle to move forward 12 years, Bangladesh has been able to Sheikh Hasina to spread education in all
all over the world. Civilization has evolved set an example for the world in all fields districts of Greater Mymensingh, especially
thanks to education. Now education has to including digitization. He was speaking in digital education. There are now sub-
keep pace with the evolution of civilization. as the chief guest at a discussion meeting mergeable roads passing by every village in
In order to lead the digital civilization organized by the Greater Mymensingh the haor. Digital superhighways have been
or the fourth industrial revolution, the Coordinating Council on the occasion of created. There is a tele-talk network in the
highest importance must be given to the 233rd anniversary of the establishment haor area. Over 12000 WiFi zones are being
digital education. The Minister said that of Mymensingh district in Dhaka. Mustafa created. He said the fishery resources of
the need for opportunities is essential for Jabbar, President of Greater Mymensingh the haor, like the grain resources, could
the spread of digital education. The magic Cultural Forum highlighted the history and also play a role in meeting the demand for
of Bangladesh’s advancement in today’s heritage of Greater Mymensingh and the fish in the country.
digital industrial revolution is the Digital events of the establishment of the district

Mobile Subscribers Cross the 183 Million Mark in Pakistan

Cellular subscriptions in Pakistan have cellular market share, Jazz continues the reporting period, 4G users have grown
crossed the 183 million mark, as per the to dominate with 37.80% subscribers, from 66 million to 74 million. In terms of
latest figures updated by the Pakistan followed by Telenor Pakistan 26.71%, Zong 4G market share, Jazz leads this segment
Telecommunication Authority (PTA). 21.90%, Ufone 12.81% and SCO 0.77%. The as well with 28.86 million 4G subscribers,
Broadband subscriptions have also number of obsolete 3G users has dropped followed by Zong with 22.49 million,
crossed 101 million including 98 million from 25.2 million in December 2020 to 24 Telenor Pakistan 16.10 million, Ufone six
3G and 4G subscribers. According to the million by the end of March 2021. During million and SCO 0.7 million.

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