Ooredoo Group has recorded successful participation at Mobile World Congress – the world’s largest and most influential connectivity platform.
A delegation of executives from the group and operating companies attended the event, holding a series of top-level meetings with industry peers and world-leading tech giants, and signing new major partnerships that aim to upgrade the world of the company’s customers across a global footprint.
Aziz Aluthman Fakhroo, MD and Group CEO, Ooredoo, said: “Mobile World Congress is the ideal platform wherein we can connect with major players in our industry to cement and develop existing relationships and explore new opportunities, both key elements of our robust corporate strategy.
“As an industry, we are in an exciting phase of growth with the rapid development of so many new, innovative technologies. It’s vital that we, as a techco leader, remain at the forefront of this development and, in turn, share our own experiences for the benefit of our industry and customers.”
Ooredoo Group signed a number of new partnerships, as well as extensions of existing partnership agreements at Mobile World Congress 2023.
The group expanded its partnership with Microsoft, enabling its operating companies to provide their business customers with additional cloud services, either individually or bundled with Ooredoo’s connectivity services. The partnership, which will be rolled out throughout 2023, will encompass all of Ooredoo Group’s operating companies and will consolidate Ooredoo’s position as a one-stop shop for connectivity solutions and services and for third-party, cloud-based solutions and services.
Two agreements were also signed with Huawei. The first agreement will see Ooredoo adopt Huawei's advanced technologies and latest wireless solutions, including 5G in Kuwait, Oman, Iraq, and Tunisia in an effort to upgrade networks and deliver an enhanced network experience for end users.
The second partnership with Huawei will enable the provision of a mobile fintech platform to markets across the Ooredoo Group global footprint. Under the agreement, the two entities will co-operate for Ooredoo to provide state-of-the-art, mobile-first financial services on Huawei’s platform for both consumers and merchants in Ooredoo’s markets.
Ooredoo Group during Mobile World Congress.
