ICT leader’s network recognised with highest accolades; participates in key webinar; meets industry peers; cements new partnerships at world’s biggest connectivity forum 
 
Doha, Qatar:  Ooredoo - Qatar’s leading ICT provider - has wrapped up its successful participation in Mobile World Congress 2023, held in Barcelona, Spain. 
 
At the Accenture Global CTOs Forum that was held during the Mobile World Congress, Ooredoo’s networks received the highest of accolades from industry network benchmarker umlaut – part of Accenture - with the company being ranked first in Qatar for both mobile and fixed network services.  
 
Ooredoo Qatar’s network was named Best Mobile Network and Best Fixed Network in Qatar by Germany-based benchmarker, which rated more than 200 operators in 120 countries across the world. umlaut tested and measured the performance of mobile and fixed broadband services in Qatar, focusing on the real user experience. Ratings were based on crowdsourced performance data collected and evaluated during the period from week 34 of 2022 to week 5 of 2023.
 
Ooredoo Qatar topped several categories in the mobile rating for Qatar: Best Mobile Network (Overall Score); Best-Rated Broadband Coverage; Best-Rated User Download Speed; Best-Rated Latency; and Best in Voice. 
 
Ooredoo also came out on top in four categories in the fixed network performance ratings in Qatar, being named Best Fixed Network (Overall Score); Best-Rated User Download Speed; Best-Rated User Upload Speed; and Best-Rated Latency.
 
Another highlight of the event was Ooredoo being hosted at the Mobile World Live studios on a high-level panel, following the publication of the GSMA Intelligence report on the phenomenal telecommunications success of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™. Thani Al Malki, Chief Business Officer at Ooredoo Qatar, revealed exciting details of the company’s performance, with panel examining how the tournament tested the power and potential of 5G and set new benchmarks that will shape future 5G-enabled events.
 
Ooredoo was also named Huawei Best Carrier Partner of The Year for IdeaHub sales across the Middle East and Central Asia for 2022 – demonstrating the company’s commitment to innovation and digital enablement. 
 
The delegation of Ooredoo representatives attending the event met with a number of their industry counterparts and many world-leading partners for top-level dialogue on issues affecting the industry and its stakeholders, as well as exploring new partnership and business opportunities. 
 
Sheikh Ali Bin Jabor Al Thani, Chief Executive Officer, Ooredoo Qatar, said: “As a leading provider of ICT and pioneer of 5G, Ooredoo was prominently visible at Mobile World Congress. The event provided the ideal platform via which we connected with our industry peers to stay abreast of current trends and innovations within our markets, and explore new fields and potential partnerships that aim to upgrade our customers’ worlds and shape the way forward to continue to deliver transformational digital experience to consumers and businesses.” 
 
A new partnership agreement was signed during the event with Samsung and Starlink to accelerate the growth of mobility and Internet adoption across Qatar by creating a one-stop shop for the entire Samsung range of consumer and business smart devices and solutions.
 
Sheikh Ali concluded: “Our continued participation in Mobile World Congress underscores our longstanding commitment to innovation and technology leadership within the telecommunications industry. We extend our thanks to the organisers for yet another successful congress and look forward to more such valuable events in the future.” 
 
Mobile World Congress, the world’s largest and most influential connectivity event, was held from 27 February – 2 March 2023 at the Fira Gran Via, Barcelona. Key themes at this year’s edition of the event were 5G Acceleration; Reality+; OpenNet; Fintech; and Digital Everything.