Ooredoo Group has signed a new network transformation agreement with Ericsson at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona enabling it to extend its competitive advantage by leveraging its global group-scale in its relationship with the technology leader.
Under the agreement, Ooredoo will transform its network and will be backed by Ericsson’s services organisation and solutions portfolio enabling the company to continue to modernise its networks while ensuring that cutting-edge technologies are shared faster with customers around the world.
The agreement builds upon the two companies’ ‘2015 Group Frame Agreement’ to standardise the terms and conditions of supply of Ericsson’s hardware, software and services portfolio across all Ooredoo operations.
Ooredoo Group Deputy CEO Waleed al-Sayed said: “This addendum to our 2015 frame agreement enables us to extend our competitive advantage by immediately benefiting from all of the world-class technologies Ericsson offers, while strategically positioning Ooredoo as an early adopter of new technologies Ericsson is set to bring to market in the future.”
Ericsson currently supplies Ooredoo Group with 2G, 3G, and 4G radio, core and transmissions solutions.
Ooredoo provides 4G services in eight markets in the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia, and is putting a framework in place in the build-up to the availability of 5G services that will be supported by this frame agreement.
Ooredoo Group Deputy CEO Waleed al-Sayed and Rafiah Ibrahim, head of Ericsson Region Middle East and East Africa, with other officials during the agreement signing ceremony.
