Ooredoo’s global brand ambassador and football hero Lionel ‘Leo’ Messi is coming to visit Qatar next week to launch a new global initiative. The company is working with Messi and the Messi Foundation on a number of key projects to make a difference across Ooredoo’s markets. The first in the series of initiatives will focus […]
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Ooredoo Launches Hala Promotion
Ooredoo has launched a new limited-time promotion that provides great-value rates for Hala customers keeping in touch with friends and family in four popular countries. For only QR 1, Hala customers can subscribe to Hala International Daily Keys, which provide 24 hours of great value rates for voice and video calls and SMS to Bangladesh, […]
Ooredoo wins ‘Best Mobile Operator’ at TMT Finance Middle East
At the TMT Finance 2013 Middle East and North Africa Awards, Ooredoo was named ‘Best Mobile Operator,’ and Asiacell in Iraq, part of Ooredoo, won the ‘Equity Capital Market Deal of the Year’ for their successful IPO in February 2013. Ooredoo won ‘Best Mobile Operator’ after posting record-setting figures for consolidated customers and consolidated revenue, […]
Data Protection Increasingly Important for People in Qatar
Qatar is World’s 23rd Most Networked Nation, Says World Economic Forum Report Qatar’s population is better managing the security risks associated with online activities, from gaming and emailing to shopping and banking, say experts. This dynamic is increasingly the case because their respective Doha-based internet and telecommunications service providers are deploying the world’s leading security […]
Ooredoo Launches Qatar’s First 4G Network
Ooredoo announced the official launch of its 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network, bringing the country’s fastest-ever Mobile Broadband experience to life. Ooredoo is launching the service on a phased basis, with 4G speeds initially available in Doha and the Sealine district, and plans are in place to add to the total number of towers […]
Ooredoo Launches Free App for Apple Devices
Ooredoo has launched a free app for Apple mobile devices that enables customers to easily manage their subscriptions and accounts at their fingertips. Through the new Ooredoo app, available through the iTunes Store, customers can view their usage and pay their Ooredoo bills, top up their Hala credit, manage their Shahry accounts, and redeem their […]
Cricket Fans Can Watch Pepsi Indian Premier League 2013 Live on Ooredoo’s Mozaic TV
Cricket fans can watch the Pepsi Indian Premier League of T20 cricket on the CricOne channel, available on Ooredoo’s Mozaic TV at channel No 634, available through one of two Pehla packages. The Pepsi Indian Premier League season started on 2 April 2013 and concludes on 26 May 2013. The Kolkata Knight Riders are defending […]
Ooredoo Launches New Hala Weekly Packs
Ooredoo recently launched four new Hala Weekly Packs, providing value for local and international calls and SMS, plus Mobile Data, in a special offer that is available until 9 July 2013. The Hala Weekly Packs are designed to offer prepaid customers in Qatar a full week’s communication with easy access and convenience. Ooredoo’s four different […]
Ooredoo Announces 4G LTE Commercial Launch for April
Ooredoo will be Qatar’s first operator to commercially launch the ultrafast 4G Long –Term-Evolution (LTE) mobile broadband network in April. The 4G LTE network will deliver speeds that are three-to-six times faster than the current 3G network and will offer the best penetration in the Arabian Gulf. Customers will be able to easily stream high-bandwidth […]
ictQATAR, Silatech and Microsoft Create Digital Employability in the Region
Did you know the Arab world has the world’s highest percentage of youth unemployment? There are over 100 million young people between 15 and 29 in the Arab world, the highest proportion in the region’s history. Therefore, the Supreme Council of Information and Communication Technology (ictQATAR) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Silatech and […]
Samsung and Ooredoo Collaborate for Mobile Internet Service
South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Ooredoo, formerly known as Qtel Group, a leading telecom company with a presence across markets in the Middle East, North Africa and South-East Asia. The deal will see both parties collaborate on projects to accelerate the growth of mobility and Internet […]
Qtel Group Becomes Ooredoo
Qtel Group and its Operating Companies to Unify Under New Brand – Ooredoo Qtel Group has announced that it will change its brand to Ooredoo, and that each of its operating companies in emerging markets across the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia will adopt the new brand during the course of 2013 and […]
