The argument is that TDD technique will improve the performance of mobile networks in Qatar
Qatar’s Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) has ordered local mobile operators Ooredoo Qatar and Vodafone Qatar to switch to high-speed Time Division Duplex (TDD) technique in the 2.6 GHz frequency band,...
The local regulator said that the decision to shut down 3G networks is to optimize 4G LTE and 5G services across Qatar
Qatar’s Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) issued a decision ordering the shutdown of 3G networks in the country by December 31, 2025.
The regulator said...
The network for Ooredoo is '5G-ready' and the equipment used is ATEX 2 Zone certified, said Ericsson
Ericsson is deploying a 4G network to help Ooredoo Qatar’s oil and gas enterprise customers connect their offshore facilities with arriving ships. The network will feature RAN equipment...
Nokia highlighted that its 5G SA core will also enable VoNR technology for Ooredoo Qatar
Finnish vendor Nokia announced it has successfully demonstrated what it claims to be the first data call in 5G Standalone mode in Qatar, with local carrier Ooredoo Qatar.
The Nordic vendor...
Ooredoo said it will explore the Dell APEX offerings to simplify its cloud experiences
Middle East operator Ooredoo Qatar signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dell Technologies with the aim of strengthening an existing collaboration, simplifying digital transformation initiatives and exploring new growth opportunities...
Guenther Ottendorfer joining Ooredoo as CTIO
BARCELONA--Ooredoo Qatar this week during Mobile World Congress Barcelona detailed its 5G strategy and announced it will work with network infrastructure vendor Ericsson to deploy some 1,200 next-generation radio sites.
Ooredoo is headquartered in Doha, Qatar, and operates in the...
New 5G network will also allow Ooredoo to launch driverless cars as well as VR/AR services
Middle East telecom group Ooredoo announced that the company has launched what it claims to be first the world’s first live 5G network on the 3.5 GHz spectrum band.
Ooredoo...
Speeds up to 1.2 Gbps available to Ooredoo customers with compatible smartphones
Carriers around the world are pushing the 1 Gbps data throughput barrier with increasingly advanced LTE network deployments, which also serve to lay the groundwork for quick commercialization of 5G. In the latest,...
Trial is said to have achieved 40 Gbps speed using Nokia TWDM-PON technology.
Nokia and mobile operator Ooredoo Qatar said they achieved a symmetrical 40 gigabit per second speeds using Nokia's Time and Wavelength Division Multiplexing Passive Optical Network fiber technology...
Nokia said it plans to launch so-called 4.9G technology in late 2017.
Nokia said it has signed contracts for the rollout of "4.5G" networks with 110 service providers, according to international press reports.
"If you want to create a fully autonomous environment then...
Ooredoo ended 2015 with 117 million customers
Qatar-based telecom group Ooredoo posted QAR 7.97 billion ($2.18 billion) in fourth quarter revenues, down from QAR 8.37 billion in the same quarter last year. The group’s net profits for the quarter totaled QAR 360 million, an increase of...
French telco Orange could pay $10.86 billion for rival operator
French state-controlled telecommunications group Orange signed a confidentiality agreement with rival conglomerate Bouygues to acquire the latter’s telecom business for a total of 10 billion euros ($10.86 billion) in cash and shares, French newspaper Le Journal...
LTE-A network offers claimed access speeds up to 375 Mbps
Mobile telecom operator Ooredoo Qatar and Nokia Networks said they have launched a LTE-Advanced network in Qatar designed to offer peak download speeds up to 375 megabits per second.
The network is available in several high-traffic...
The transaction is expected to be completed in Q1 2016
Shareholders of Finnish telecom equipment manufacturer Nokia approved the proposed $16.5 billion acquisition of French-based supplier Alcatel-Lucent.
Nokia has obtained all the regulatory approvals required to proceed with the proposed transaction. In April 2015, the two vendors...
LTE represents almost 40% of Ooredoo Qatar mobile subs; the Arab telco has deployed over 1,030 4G LTE sites across the country
Qatar-based telecom group Ooredoo is one of the key players in the 4G market in the Middle East, having deployed 4G across five...
