Qtel expects strong demand from its business customers for enhanced corporate services in the wake of a new partnership with Akamai, which will enable robust and secure cloud-based delivery services for videos, applications and websites.
Using Akamai’s Intelligent Platform, Qtel will provide business customers - particularly in the media, banking and e-commerce markets - with faster delivery of secure, cloud-based solutions such as cutting-edge video solutions, web-acceleration and mobile applications.
The Qtel Cloud is described as the leading-edge virtual computing platform in Qatar, providing cost-effective IT infrastructure, especially to small and medium-sized enterprises.
Businesses can enhance their communications capabilities using the Qtel Cloud, by leasing corporate applications for e-mail, collaborative content and document management and video conferencing.
The cloud-based content can be sourced from the nearest of Akamai’s 100,000 servers on more than 1,100 networks in 80 countries.
Mohamed Saleh H al-Marri, Qtel’s chief sales and service officer, said: “The partnership is intended to give Qatari corporations access to Akamai’s optimisation and acceleration technologies through Qtel’s dedicated sales team. By serving content from a geographical location much closer to the end user, the content can be delivered much more efficiently and faster.”
Soeren Lindkvist, vice-president of strategic sales and head of emerging markets for Akamai technologies in EMEA, said: “Akamai makes it easier for companies to be successful online by ensuring better performance, greater scale and multi-layered security. Customers trust our cloud platform and we are confident that together with Qtel, we can offer a high-performing user experience and secure delivery of e-business services.”
