Qatar Rail signs MoU with Ooredoo, QNBN, Vodafone

Qatar Rail has signed three memoranda of understanding with Ooredoo, Qatar National Broadband Network (QNBN), and Vodafone Qatar yesterday at Qitcom 2017.The signing ceremony, held in the presence of HE the Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim Seif Ahmed al-Sulaiti, was led by Qatar Rail CEO Engineer Abdulla al-Subaie, Ooredoo Qatar CEO Waleed al-Sayed, QNBN CEO Ahmed al-Sulaiti, and Vodafone Qatar CEO Ian Gray.Al-Subaie said: “We are pleased to finalise the MoU with Ooredoo, QNBN, and Vodafone and we look forward to building on the strong and fruitful partnerships that will benefit this landmark project that is set to have a transformational effect on the transportation sector. We understand that in today’s fast paced world, people want to stay connected and we are working with our partners, utilising their knowledge and expertise to ensure the very best telecommunication services possible.”He added: “Qatar Rail was keen on establishing strategic partnerships with each of these leading telecommunications providers in Qatar to ensure that future users of the Doha Metro can stay connected while using the railway network.”The MoU with Ooredoo will ensure the availability of high-quality telecommunications services to the general public using the Doha Metro Red Line from the commencement of railway services.The MoU with QNBN aims to utilise opportunities for co-operation in managing, operating, and maintaining the fibre-optic cables and related technologies located in Qatar Rail stations, ensuring the highest international standards are met to provide the proper infrastructure for a high-quality telecommunications network for metro users, therefore providing vital support to this landmark economic project. The MoU with Vodafone will ensure the availability of high-quality telecommunications services to the general public using the Doha Metro Green and Gold Lines from the commencement of railway services. Al-Subaie said the Doha Metro project “is progressing well” and that Qatar Rail, in working with “the very best entities” in Qatar, will provide metro users “with a sustainable and world-class public railway transportation system.” The first phase of the Doha Metro project is expected to be complete in 2020.