Ooredoo Group, one of the world’s most dynamic telecommunications companies, has announced today that it has received prestigious titles at the Global Brands Magazine Awards 2023, cementing its position as a leader in the MENA & SE Asia regions.The awards, organised by Global Brands Magazine (GBM), recognise outstanding performance and vision across various industries.Ooredoo Group was awarded the coveted title of "Best Visual Identity Brand – Telecommunications, MENA & SE Asia - 2023", reaffirming once again the company’s unwavering commitment to excellence. This remarkable achievement follows the company’s recent brand refresh with a new bold, vibrant, and distinctive visual identity that mirrors Ooredoo's passionate spirit and its readiness to a future that never stops evolving.The brand refresh introduced the new tagline "Upgrade Your World", encapsulating the company's promise to continuous improvement, and to enabling human progress, ensuring that every connection, innovation, and service provided contributes to the advancement of individuals, businesses, communities, and countries across its global footprint.Ooredoo Group received two more prestigious awards in 2023, further affirming its position as a leader in the telecommunications industry. The first award, 'Most Aspiring HR Leader 2023', recognising the exceptional leadership and contributions of the group in the field of human resources. The second accolade, the 'Best Digital Transformation and Customer Experience 2023' Award, underlines Ooredoo Group's success in implementing a transformative digitalisation strategy and delivering a seamless customer experience.Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulla Al Thani, Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer at Ooredoo Group and Chairman art Ooredoo Kuwait, said: "At Ooredoo, we believe in pushing boundaries, fostering innovation and continuously improving to 'Upgrade Your World'. We are honoured to receive these prestigious awards from Global Brands Magazine, recognising our exceptional visual identity and the outstanding work of our dedicated teams. These accolades reflect our firm commitment to always delivering excellence in everything we do. In an industry characterised by rapid innovation, our new brand positioning shows our forward-thinking approach, placing customers and employees at the centre of our business transformation strategy.”The Visual Identity & Leadership Awards, a segment of the GBM Awards, are designed to honour companies that have excelled in evolving visual identity sectors. An external research team meticulously evaluated nominees, making Ooredoo Group's win a testament to its exceptional service delivery and commitment to excellence.

Nokia today announced that it has been selected by Ooredoo Group to upgrade its existing radio access networks (RAN), as well as deploy new sites in Algeria and Tunisia. This will improve the network performance and help Ooredoo Group to prepare for a launch of 5G services in the future. In addition, Nokia will modernize Ooredoo’s IP network, and modernize and extend its Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) network in Tunisia. These initiatives will transform Ooredoo Group’s networks by enhancing the mobile user experience thanks to better data speeds and capacity. Nokia will deploy its latest, energy-efficient AirScale portfolio including base stations supporting multiple generations of radio technology from 2G, 3G and 4G to 5G; massive MIMO Adaptive Antennas for urban and wide-area coverage; dual-band Remote Radio Heads (RRH); as well as AirScale indoor Radio (ASiR) small cell solution for seamless indoor coverage. These solutions will deliver an enhanced mobile user experience with high bandwidth, ultra-fast speeds and low latency.Under the deal, Nokia will replace the existing radio network for Ooredoo Tunisia, as well as expand the network with the addition of new radio sites. Nokia will increase its share in Ooredoo Algeria’s network to almost 50 percent, and in Ooredoo Tunisia’s network to around 40 percent.Nokia will also provide its AirFrame and CloudBand Application Manager (CBAM) solution for the network upgrade and deployment in Algeria and Tunisia. In addition, in Tunisia, Nokia will deploy its 7750 Service Router for the modernization of Ooredoo’s IP network and its GPON fiber broadband solution to upgrade the existing FTTH network, increasing its share in these domains to 100 percent in Ooredoo Tunisia’s network. Ahmad Al Neama, Group Regional CEO at Ooredoo Group, said: “Nokia has been our technology partner for many years and has been a part of our network evolution. Under this renewed partnership, we are taking our network to a new level of transformation to further improve our network performance and service experience for our customers. This will further empower our customers in Algeria and Tunisia for knowledge, business, entertainment and make competitive for a whole new lifestyle in the digital age.”Amr K. El Leithy, SVP, Middle East and Africa Market, Nokia, said: “Our vision is to create technology that helps the world act together. To realize this vision, we deliver secure, reliable and sustainable networks today – and work with valued operators such as Ooredoo Group to create the digital services and applications of the future. We are proud to be part of these large-scale network modernization and expansion projects with Ooredoo in Algeria and in Tunisia to unleash rich digital experiences and new value creation opportunities.”

Ooredoo Group has announced its participation at Mobile World Congress (MWC) for the 2023 edition of the event in Barcelona, Spain.This year’s Mobile World Congress, the largest and most influential connectivity event in the world, is set to be held from 27 February - 2 March 2023 at the Fira Gran Via, Barcelona. This year’s key themes are 5G Acceleration; Reality+; OpenNet; Fintech; and Digital Everything.A delegation of Ooredoo representatives will travel to Barcelona for MWC 2023. At the event, Ooredoo Group and operating companies across the world will share insights into the many exciting developments within these key themes, including new partnerships, products, services and solutions, as well as providing updates on recent ventures and achievements.Ooredoo's participation at the Mobile World Congress 2023 underscores the company's longstanding commitment to innovation and technology leadership within the telecommunications industry.The delegation of senior Ooredoo representatives attending the event will meet with 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 partnerships and business relationships opportunities.

Ticker ORDS – has announced the appointment of Sheikh Ali Bin Jabor Al Thani as the new Chief Executive Officer of Ooredoo Qatar.Sheikh Ali moves to Ooredoo Qatar from his most recent role as Chief Legal, Regulatory & Governance Officer at Ooredoo Group, and brings to his new role several years’ experience of senior leadership responsibilities across Ooredoo Qatar and Ooredoo Group since joining the company in 2013.Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulla Al Thani will end his secondment in the role of CEO at Ooredoo Qatar and will be fully dedicated to his role as Deputy Group CEO at Ooredoo Group, with responsibility for Group management and operations.A particular highlight of his tenure was the tremendous success of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, for which Sheikh Mohammed is to be commended for his invaluable leadership. With Sheikh Mohammed at the helm, major partnerships were signed to ensure the creation of the best FIFA World Cup™ yet, with records being set for data traffic and calls and the most enhanced fan experience ever seen. Further C-suite appointments include the confirmation of Sheikh Nasser Bin Hamad Bin Nasser Al Thani - previously Chief Commercial Officer at Ooredoo Qatar - as Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at Ooredoo Group, and Dr Hamad Yahya Al Nuaimi as Group Chief Board Affairs Officer, moving from his previous role as Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at Ooredoo Group.Aziz Aluthman Fakhroo, Managing Director and Group CEO at Ooredoo Group, said: “I am pleased to announce these senior appointments, which reflect the ongoing evolution and development of Ooredoo. We have a strategic commitment to investing in our people; to attracting and recruiting the brightest talents; and to developing a robust cadre of leaders through a comprehensive programme of development.As CEO of Ooredoo Qatar, Sheikh Ali Bin Jabor Al Thani will build on the strong foundations put in place by his predecessors and enable us to continue to innovate and drive value creation in our home market, and we wish him every success in this new role.We offer our thanks to Sheikh Mohammed, who successfully led Ooredoo Qatar for three years, steering the company through the challenges of the pandemic and on to some of our greatest successes, including our record-breaking performance during FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™.”Sheikh Mohammed’s tenure as leader of Ooredoo Qatar included many more such notable achievements: the company’s contribution to the flagship TASMU Project, designed to cement Qatar’s position as a digital leader; expansion of the pioneering 5G network; and partnerships with some of the world’s leading technology and innovation giants.