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{{Short description|Qatari multinational telecommunications company}}
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'''Qtel''' (short for '''Qatar Telecom''') is the exclusive ] provider in ] and is one of the largest public ] in Qatar with about 2000 employees. It was successfully launched on the ] Securities Market in 1998 and listed on the ] in 1999, the ] in 2001 and the ] in 2002. Qtel is a winner of the 2005 Gulf Excellence Award and the 2006 Economic Award.
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{{Infobox company
| name = Ooredoo Q.P.S.C.
| logo = Ooredoo logo.svg
| logo_size = 190px
| former_name = Qtel Group (1987–2013)
| type = ]
| traded_as = {{Qatar Stock Exchange|ORDS}}<br />{{ADX|ORDS}}
| fate =
| predecessor =
| successor =
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1987}}
| founder =
| defunct = <!-- {{End date|df=yes|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| location_city = Doha
| location_country = ]
| locations =
| areas_served = North Africa, Middle East, Europe and Asia
| key_people = Sh. Faisal Bin Thani Al Thani <small>(chairman)</small><br />Aziz Aluthman Fakhroo <small>(CEO)</small>
| industry = ]
| products =
| services =
| revenue = US$6.23bn <small> (2022)</small><ref name="AR2013">{{cite web |url= https://www.telecomreview.com/articles/telecom-operators/6786-ooredoo-group-fy-2022-net-profit-increase-of-27-best-result-since-2013#:~:text=Ooredoo%20Group%20announced%20its%20financial,markets%20stands%20at%2056%20million. | title=Ooredoo Group FY 2022: Net Profit Increase of 27%, Best Result Since 2 | date=14 February 2023 }}</ref>
| operating_income = ] 3,080,458,000 <small>(2014)</small><ref name="AR2013" />
| profit = QAR 2,528,387,000 <small>(2014)</small><ref name="AR2013" />
| assets = QAR 97,999,347,000 <small>(2014)</small><ref name="AR2013" />
| equity = QAR 30,468,513,000 <small>(2014)</small><ref name="AR2013" />
| owner =
| num_employees = 15,167 <small>(2021)</small><ref name="AR2021" />
| parent =
| divisions =
| subsid = see ]
| homepage = {{URL|www.ooredoo.com}}
| footnotes =
| intl =
}}


'''Ooredoo QSC'''{{efn|Qatari shareholding company<ref name="tr-mm-2016">{{cite web |last1=Maakaron |first1=Charbel |last2=Montouché |first2=Arnaud |title=Establishing a business in Qatar |url=https://content.next.westlaw.com/4-549-2825?__lrTS=20201105094340639&transitionType=Default&contextData=(sc.Default)&firstPage=true |website=Thomson Reuters Practical Law |access-date=24 February 2021 |date=February 1, 2016}}</ref>}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gulf-times.com/story/357550|title=Legal name officially changes to Ooredoo QSC|date=26 June 2013|website=Gulf-Times}}</ref> ({{langx|ar|أريد}}; formerly '''Qtel''') is a Qatari ] ] company headquartered in ]. Ooredoo provides mobile, wireless, wire line, and content services with market share in domestic and international telecommunication markets, and in business (corporations and individuals) and residential markets.
Qtel also provides mobile telephone services in ] via ], a joint venture with ] and Omani partners. Qtel is the prestige partner of, and official telecommunications provider to, the 15th Asian Games ].


Ooredoo was the first operator globally to launch commercial ] services in Qatar and is one of the world's largest mobile telecommunications companies, with over 121 million customers worldwide as of 2021.<ref name="AR2021">{{cite web |url=https://www.ooredoo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Annual-Report-2021-English.pdf |title=Annual Report 2021 |publisher=Ooredoo |year=2021 |access-date=12 September 2022 |archive-date=12 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220912142901/https://www.ooredoo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Annual-Report-2021-English.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In October 2006 Qtel and ] signed a memorandum of understanding toward the two telecommunications providers working together in Qatar on infrastructure construction and IT solution delivery for what has been coined 'Ubiquitous Cities' (U-City).


Ooredoo operates in ten countries and territories across the ], ], and ]: ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ].
In November 2006 Qtel announced an agreement to acquire a strategic stake in ], a leading provider of managed data services to businesses in the Middle East. Qtel will hold an equity stake (38.2%) in the business, joining ] Inc.


Ooredoo's shares are listed on the ] and the ].
In November 2006, The Emir issued Law No 34 of 2006 restructuring the administration of information and communication systems in Qatar and lifting Qtel's monopoly; ] was announced as the new telecoms regulator.


==Mission Statement== == History ==
Qtel is working towards service excellence to become the best communications company in the region, striving to exceed the expectations of its customers, shareholders and employees alike.


Ooredoo was founded in Doha in 1987, initially as a ] company. It has since become the largest communications operator in Qatar offering new technologies to the country including mobile, broadband, digital, and ] internet services. The publicly-traded company has ownership from the royal family with ] ] as the company's chairman and Sheikh Saud bin Nasser Al Thani as Ooredoo Group CEO. Waleed Al-Sayed is Ooredoo Group's deputy CEO and Ooredoo Qatar's CEO.{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}}
==Services==
Qtel provides a range of telecommunications products including ] and international, Wireline and ] telephony. It also offers ] and Data services, ], ] and Cable TV services. It provides fully commercial, ] (Multiple Protocol Labeling System) based Global IPVN.
Qtel runs and manages the Qatar Data Centre that hosts AT&T’s first global node (AGN) in the Middle East.


Qtel Group and all its operating companies worldwide were officially unified under Ooredoo Group in February 2013, as part of the company's strategy to combine its assets in order to form a global business within the telecommunications industry.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url = http://www.gulf-times.com/qatar/178/details/343575/qtel-rebrands-as-ooredoo-in-major-global-initiative|title = Qtel Rebrands As Ooredoo in Major Global Initiative| date=26 February 2013 }}</ref> The name Ooredoo is Arabic for "I Want", chosen "to reflect the aspirations of Ooredoo customers and the core belief that Ooredoo can enrich people's lives and stimulate human growth in the communities where it operates".<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2013/02/26/qtels-rebranding-calling-dr-dre/|title = Qtel Rebranding Calling Dr. Dre}}</ref>
VOiP users may want to be aware that Qtel has blocked VoiP services in the past, and that ]'s website has been blocked from casual use in the past. In addition, Qtel uses SmartFilter to filter out websites deemed "inappropriate to Qatari morality"{{cn}}, though the meaning of this can apply to sites critical of the Qatari government, or innocent sites such as ]{{fact}}.


Ooredoo has experienced significant growth over the last six years, transforming from a single market operator in Qatar to an international communications company with a global customer base of more than 114 million customers worldwide (as of September 2015)<ref name=mbas>{{cite web|url=http://www.mbaskool.com/brandguide/telecom-service-providers/2528-qtel.html|title=QTel SWOT Analysis - USP & Competitors - BrandGuide - MBA Skool-Study.Learn.Share.|last=Zigu|access-date=29 August 2017}}</ref> and consolidated revenues of ] 24.2&nbsp;billion for the first nine months of fiscal year 2015.
]


In 2010 the company upgraded its ] network in the country and launched its Mobile Money service. By 2012, its network grew with its fiber network that provided services with download speeds of up to 100&nbsp;Mbit/s, ], and its initial phase of its ] ] service. The company's consumer base has grown significantly in recent times, from 1.9&nbsp;million subscribers in 2008 to 2.5&nbsp;million in 2012 within Qatar. Its annual revenues increased by QAR 3.5&nbsp;billion from 2012 to 2013 in a single quarter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qatar.doingbusinessguide.co.uk/partner-profiles/qtel/|title=Qtel - Qatar|website=www.qatar.doingbusinessguide.co.uk|access-date=29 August 2017|archive-date=29 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829204021/http://www.qatar.doingbusinessguide.co.uk/partner-profiles/qtel/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==New Technologies==
Qtel introduced ] service to the Middle East, delivering real-time “Mobile TV broadcast” that captures up to 13 channels like ], ] and ] through mobile handsets.
It also introduced ] mobile Internet & video calling, as well as the ]. And during the Doha 2006 Games Qtel launched the Asian games mobile ], bringing entertainment and information services related to the Asian games event.


As of 2013, the company unified under Ooredoo Group.
Qtel has also implemented ], Terrestrial Trunked Radio, which is a professional mobile radio system for small to large industrial entities and organizations. The service is used in sectors such as governmental, oil and gas, mining, sports events, police, defense, security, safety, paramedic, rescue and the private sector.


==Current standing==
Ooredoo became the first operator in the world to launch a live ] network in May 2018. Ooredoo had been gearing up to test this new technology since 2014. As of now, the 5G network has been commercially launched in Qatar <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ooredoo.com/en/media/news_view/ooredoo-first-in-the-world-to-launch-5g-commercial-network/|title=Ooredoo first in the world to launch 5G commercial network}}</ref> and Kuwait.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ooredoo.com/en/media/news_view/ooredoo-launches-the-5g-commercially/|title=Ooredoo launches 5G commercially}}</ref>


In the 2010s, the company developed a strong partnership with ] in Qatar. In May 2016, the firm expanded this partnership with Nokia in a three-year deal to develop a nationwide mobile network in Qatar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://telecoms.com/tag/qatar/|title=Qatar - Telecoms.com|website=telecoms.com|access-date=29 August 2017}}</ref> The firm has also broadened its reach with its operations on over 16 countries across the ], Middle East, North Africa, and Asia regions.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ft.com/content/e60c4070-1153-11e2-a637-00144feabdc0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221211221255/https://www.ft.com/content/e60c4070-1153-11e2-a637-00144feabdc0 |archive-date=11 December 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Qtel boosts stake in Wataniya to 92% |newspaper=] |access-date=29 August 2017 }}</ref>


The firm has since experienced significant growth with QAR 24.2 billion in revenues in the first three quarters of 2015, and over 17,000 employees.
== References ==

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==Ownership==
According to Ooredoo's 2016 disclosures, 68% of the company is owned by Qatar government-related entities, 10% by ] (UAE), and the remaining 22% is on the public market.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://ooredoo.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/201608_Ooredoo_Ownership_Structure.pdf | title=Ooredoo Ownership Structure | website=ooredoo.com | date=2016 | accessdate=6 October 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160928171937/http://ooredoo.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/201608_Ooredoo_Ownership_Structure.pdf | archive-date=28 September 2016 | url-status=live }}</ref>

==Operating companies==

===Middle East===

====Ooredoo Qatar====
], Qatar]]
Qtel was formally established under Law No. 13 of 1987.<ref>{{Cite web| title = Qatar Telecom | url = https://www.linkedin.com/company/ooredoo-qatar | work=] |access-date = 2016-02-09}}</ref>

In 2006, Qtel launched 3G services and announced a series of initiatives, including an equity partnership with ] in NavLink, international high- speed mobile data (]) roaming services and the launch of IP (]) and telephony services.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Qtel launches managed IP telephony service|url = http://www.telecompaper.com/news/qtel-launches-managed-ip-telephony-service--508253|website = www.telecompaper.com|access-date = 2016-02-09}}</ref>

In 2010, Qtel launched its Mobile Money service and upgraded its 3G network.<ref>{{Cite web|title = OOREDOO – ORDS {{!}} 2010 {{!}} {{!}} Gulfbase|url = http://www.gulfbase.com/search-news/telecommunication-services/2010/0/3/50/24?page=6|website = www.gulfbase.com|access-date = 2016-02-09}}</ref>

In 2012, Qtel continued its roll-out of the nationwide Qtel Fibre network, offering packages with download speeds of up to 300&nbsp;Mbit/s and HDTV + ooredoo TV . Qtel also began the trial phase of its 4G LTE mobile broadband service.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Qtel launches LTE trial ahead of end-year launch|url = https://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/09/11/qtel-launches-lte-trial-ahead-of-end-year-launch/|website = www.telegeography.com|access-date = 2016-02-09}}</ref>

In February 2013, Qtel officially rebranded as Ooredoo.<ref name=":1" />

In 2015, Ooredoo Qatar announced the launch of Ooredoo SuperNet in one of the most significant network evolution in Qatar's history. The company introduced three-band carrier aggregation, building on its position of being the first and only company to combine 20+10&nbsp;MHz bands on its ] network.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Ooredoo begins biggest network upgrade in Qatar|url = http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/news/qatar/349772/ooredoo-begins-biggest-network-upgrade-in-qatar|website = www.thepeninsulaqatar.com|access-date = 2016-02-09}}</ref>

On July 7, 2017, at the beginning of the ], Ooredoo changed its network name to Tamim Almajd in a show of solidarity with the Emir Sheikh ].<ref>{{cite tweet|user=OoredooQatar|author=Ooredoo Qatar|number=883110222298046464|date=6 July 2017|title=Dear customer, Ooredoos' network name has been changed to "Tamim Almajd ". #WeAreAllQatar}}</ref>

In January 2020, Ooredoo Qatar signed a partnership with Indian entertainment and media platform ], to make Eros Now's content available to its customers in Qatar.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitaltveurope.com/2020/01/06/eros-signs-qatar-distribution-deal-with-ooredoo/|title=Eros signs Qatar distribution deal with Ooredoo|access-date=6 January 2020|publisher=Digital TV Europe}}</ref>

On 30 September 2021, Ooredoo Group announced that the title of Qatar's first-ever ] race will be officially named as the Formula 1 Ooredoo ]. The announcement was made at a press conference at the ] in the presence of the Deputy Group CEO and the CEO of Ooredoo Qatar Mr. ] & other officials.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-30|title=Qatar's First-Ever Formula 1 Race to be Officially Named Formula 1 Ooredoo Qatar Grand Prix {{!}} Ooredoo corporate|url=https://www.ooredoo.com/en/media/news_view/qatars-first-ever-formula-1-race-to-be-officially-named-formula-1-ooredoo-qatar-grand-prix/|access-date=2021-10-08|website=Ooredoo corporate {{!}} The Ooredoo corporate website|language=en}}</ref>

==== Ooredoo Oman ====
{{Main|Ooredoo Oman}}
Ooredoo Oman was formerly known as Nawras, which was launched in Oman in 2004.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web|title = Nawras rebrands as Ooredoo|url = http://www.timesofoman.com/article/42377/Business/Nawras-rebrands-as-Ooredoo|website = Times of Oman|access-date = 2016-02-09|language = en-GB}}</ref> The company has been listed on the Muscat Securities Market since 2010.

In November 2014, Nawras officially rebranded as Ooredoo Oman.<ref name=":8" />

Ooredoo Oman provides landline voice services to business and residential customers. It also provides a range of prepaid and post-paid mobile phone plans, and broadband internet service, both home and mobile (3G+).

Ooredoo Oman has recently launched full-fledged home entertainment TV services - using ]es for home TV, and using apps for ] and ] mobile devices. It is the first operator in the Middle East region to have launched TV services (including live TV channels and video on demand) from multiple content providers using completely Over The Top (OTT) technology - thus being able to offer its TV services not just for its own broadband and mobile customers, but to other competing operator subscribers too. Its TV content providers include (but not limited to) StarzPlay, YuppTV, Alt Balaji, BluTV, Al Jazeera, EuroNews, FranceTV, ErosNow, FilmBox, Hopster, Spuul - and more are being added regularly.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ooredoo.om/|title=Ooredoo home page|website=www.ooredoo.om}}</ref>

The home broadband and voice service is powered by WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) technology. Ooredoo Oman was first to deploy 3G+ in Oman and is the only operator to deploy WiMAX commercially in Oman.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Secure Login|url = http://nawras.om/nawras/mediacentre/pressreleases/tabid/250/vw/1/itemid/998/life-gets-even-faster-with-the-launch-of-4g.aspx|website = nawras.om|access-date = 2016-02-09|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140330053507/http://nawras.om/nawras/mediacentre/pressreleases/tabid/250/vw/1/itemid/998/life-gets-even-faster-with-the-launch-of-4g.aspx|archive-date = 30 March 2014|url-status = dead}}</ref>

==== Ooredoo Kuwait ====
{{Main|Ooredoo Kuwait}}
Ooredoo Kuwait's operations began in December 1999 as Wataniya Telecom when it launched wireless services as the second operator in the country.

In March 2007, Ooredoo acquired Kuwait's Wataniya Telecom for US$3.8&nbsp;billion.<ref>{{Cite web|title = KUNA :: Wataniya deal closed at USD 3.8&nbsp;billion 14/03/2007|url = http://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticlePrintPage.aspx?id=1718361&language=en|website = www.kuna.net.kw|access-date = 2016-02-09}}</ref>

In May 2014, Wataniya Telecom officially re branded as Ooredoo Kuwait.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Wataniya becomes Ooredoo, a global brand – Telecom player now operates in 15 countries, serves 97,000,000 customers – Kuwait Times|url = http://news.kuwaittimes.net/wataniya-becomes-ooredoo-global-brand-telecom-player-now-operates-15-countries-serves-97000000-customers/|website = Kuwait Times|access-date = 2016-02-09|language = en-US|archive-date = 4 January 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200104065059/http://news.kuwaittimes.net/wataniya-becomes-ooredoo-global-brand-telecom-player-now-operates-15-countries-serves-97000000-customers/|url-status = dead}}</ref>

==== Asiacell (Ooredoo Iraq) ====
Asiacell, the first mobile telecommunications company in Iraq, was established in Sulaymaniyah in 1999.

In August 2007, Asiacell bid and won a 15-year national license, becoming the GSM telecom operator with the largest long-term network coverage in Iraq. To handle new business operations, Asiacell also simultaneously established new executive offices in ], ], and other major cities in Iraq.<ref>{{cite web |title=GulfTalent |url=http://www.gulftalent.com/mobile/jobs-in-iraq/Information%2520Security%2520Expert/184126 |website=www.gulftalent.com |access-date=2016-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Careeremirates |url=https://careeremirates.ae//mobile/jobs-in-iraq/Information%2520Security%2520Expert/184126|website = www.gulftalent.com |access-date=2016-02-09}}</ref>

==== Ooredoo Palestine ====
{{Main|Ooredoo Palestine}}

==== Ooredoo United Arab Emirates ====
On September 12, 2019, Ooredoo launched in the Emirates thanks to its joint communication and to make the UAE one of the most connected countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council region, despite the UAE's participation in the ]. In August 2021, it changed its name to E-mobile and belongs to the ] Group.

=== North Africa ===

==== Ooredoo Algeria ====
{{Main|Ooredoo Algeria}}
]
Ooredoo Algeria's operations began in 2004 as Nedjma, positioned as the first multimedia operator in Algeria.

In November 2013, Nedjma officially re branded as Ooredoo Algeria.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Qatar's Ooredoo rebrands Algerian telco Nedjma|url = http://www.arabianbusiness.com/qatar-s-ooredoo-rebrands-algerian-telco-nedjma-526519.html|website = Arabian Business|access-date = 2016-02-09}}</ref>

Ooredoo Algeria introduced the first EDGE network in the country in 2004 and launched 3G services in Algeria in December 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Ooredoo: Bet 3G+ network in Algeria|url = http://www.telecomreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1063:ooredoo-best-3g-network-in-algeria&catid=72&Itemid=399|website = www.telecomreview.com|access-date = 2016-02-09}}</ref>

==== Ooredoo Tunisia ====
{{Main|Ooredoo Tunisia}}
]
Ooredoo Tunisia was founded in May 2002 as Tunisiana and began commercial operations in December the same year.

In April 2014, Tunisiana officially rebranded as Ooredoo Tunisia.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Tunisiana completes Ooredoo rebranding|url = https://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2014/04/28/tunisiana-completes-ooredoo-rebranding/|website = www.telegeography.com|access-date = 2016-02-09}}</ref>

=== South Asia ===
==== Ooredoo Maldives ====
{{Main|Ooredoo Maldives}}
Ooredoo Maldives' operations began in February 2005 as Wataniya Maldives, after it was selected during a competitive bidding process with three other companies.

In December 2013, Wataniya Telecom officially re branded as Ooredoo Maldives.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Wataniya rebrands as Ooredoo – Haveeru Videos|url = http://www.haveeru.com.mv/video/1004|website = Haveeru Online|access-date = 2016-02-09|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160216021621/http://www.haveeru.com.mv/video/1004|archive-date = 16 February 2016|url-status = dead}}</ref>

===Southeast Asia===
====Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison====
{{Main|Indosat}}
Indosat was founded in 1967 and began as a commercial international telecommunications service provider (IDD) in September 1969.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.indosat.com/About_Us/Corpo|title = Indosat: About Us}}</ref> It is partially owned by the Indonesian government and was owned by American conglomerate company ] until 1980.

In November 2015, Indosat officially rebranded as Indosat Ooredoo.<ref>{{Cite web
| url = http://www.cnnindonesia.com/teknologi/20151119102759-213-92642/indosat-ganti-nama-jadi-indosat-ooredoo/
| title = Indosat Ganti Nama jadi Indosat Ooredoo
| website = CNN Indonesia
| access-date = 2016-02-25
}}</ref> Indosat Ooredoo is the second largest mobile network operator in Indonesia, with a subscriber's strength of 58.0 million users.<ref>{{Cite web
| url = https://tekno.kompas.com/read/2019/03/09/11140027/pendapatan-2018-anjlok-indosat-salahkan-registrasi-sim-prabayar
| title = Pendapatan 2018 Anjlok Indosat Salahkan Registrasi SIM Prabayar
| website = Kompas Indonesia
| date = 9 March 2019
| access-date = 2019-03-09
}}</ref>

In September 2021, Indosat announced its merger with ]/Garibaldi Thohir's joint venture PT Hutchison 3 Indonesia (which operates ]-branded networks in Indonesia) to form Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison and closed their merger on 4 January 2022.

====Ooredoo Myanmar====
{{Main|Ooredoo Myanmar}}

In June 2013, Ooredoo was chosen as one of the two successful applicants among 90 bidders to be awarded a license to operate in Myanmar, considered one of ]'s last remaining greenfield telecom markets.

Formal licenses were granted in January 2014, and Ooredoo pledged an investment of $15&nbsp;billion to develop Myanmar's telecoms sector, with plans to cover 75 per cent of the population in five years.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Exclusive: Ooredoo CEO Dr.Nasser Marafih On Rebranding, Taxes And 2022 World Cup |url = http://gulfbusiness.com/articles/insights/interviews/exclusive-ooredoo-ceo-dr-nasser-marafih-on-rebranding-taxes-and-2022-world-cup/ | magazine=] | access-date = 2016-02-09|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160310234231/http://www.gulfbusiness.com/articles/insights/interviews/exclusive-ooredoo-ceo-dr-nasser-marafih-on-rebranding-taxes-and-2022-world-cup/|archive-date = 10 March 2016|url-status = dead}}</ref>

As of 2022, amid ] problems, Ooredoo faced financial problems in Myanmar. Later in September 2022, Ooredoo Group sold its Myanmar telecom business to Nine Communications Pte. Ltd. for an enterprise value of USD 576 million to focus on strategic markets.<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 September 2022 |title=Ooredoo Group Announces the Sale of its Telecom Business in Myanmar to Nine Communications Pte. Ltd at an Enterprise Value of USD 576 million |url=https://www.ooredoo.com/en/media/news_view/ooredoo-group-announces-the-sale-of-its-telecom-business-in-myanmar-to-nine-communications-pte-ltd-at-an-enterprise-value-of-usd-576-million }}</ref> In May 2024, Ooredoo finalized the sale of its Myanmar operations.<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 July 2024 |title=Ooredoo Group H1 2024 |url=https://www.ooredoo.com/en/media/news_view/ooredoo-group-h1-2024/ }}</ref>

==Sponsorships==
Qtel was a minor sponsor for ] F1 team for the ]. The company is also the title sponsor of the ].

] has worked with Ooredoo since 2013 as their global brand ambassador.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Messi becomes brand ambassador for 'Ooredoo'|url = http://www.emirates247.com/sports/football/messi-becomes-brand-ambassador-for-ooredoo-2013-02-28-1.496919|website = www.emirates247.com|access-date = 2016-02-09|language = en-GB|first = System|last = Administrator| date=28 February 2013 }}</ref> As part of the partnership, Ooredoo and the Leo Messi Foundation have developed and sponsored projects to stimulate human growth and development across the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia.

Since 2013, Ooredoo have sponsored ] as a premium partner,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-12-08|title=Paris Saint-Germain|url=https://www.ooredoo.com/en/who_we_are/sponsorship/our-sponsorships/|access-date=2021-06-19|website=Ooredoo corporate|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Sponsors|url=https://en.psg.fr/club/sponsors|access-date=2021-06-19|website=EN.PSG.FR|language=en}}</ref> with Ooredoo's logo featuring on the back of their football kits.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Staff|date=2020-11-10|title=Paris Saint-Germain FC Sponsors|url=https://sportskhabri.com/paris-saint-germain-fc-sponsors/|access-date=2021-06-19|website=Sports Khabri|language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2020, the company appointed ] as its ].<ref>{{cite news |title=Ooredoo presents Ali bin Towar Al Kuwari as new brand ambassador |url=https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/28/04/2020/Ooredoo-presents-Ali-bin-Towar-Al-Kuwari-as-new-brand-ambassador |work=] |date=28 April 2020}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
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<ref>
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Ooredoo Q.P.S.C.
FormerlyQtel Group (1987–2013)
Company typePublic
Traded asQE: ORDS
ADX: ORDS
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded1987; 37 years ago (1987)
HeadquartersDoha, Qatar
Areas servedNorth Africa, Middle East, Europe and Asia
Key peopleSh. Faisal Bin Thani Al Thani (chairman)
Aziz Aluthman Fakhroo (CEO)
RevenueUS$6.23bn (2022)
Operating incomeQAR 3,080,458,000 (2014)
Net incomeQAR 2,528,387,000 (2014)
Total assetsQAR 97,999,347,000 (2014)
Total equityQAR 30,468,513,000 (2014)
Number of employees15,167 (2021)
Subsidiariessee Subsidiaries
Websitewww.ooredoo.com

Ooredoo QSC (Arabic: أريد; formerly Qtel) is a Qatari multinational telecommunications company headquartered in Doha. Ooredoo provides mobile, wireless, wire line, and content services with market share in domestic and international telecommunication markets, and in business (corporations and individuals) and residential markets.

Ooredoo was the first operator globally to launch commercial 5G services in Qatar and is one of the world's largest mobile telecommunications companies, with over 121 million customers worldwide as of 2021.

Ooredoo operates in ten countries and territories across the Middle East, North Africa, and Southeast Asia: Algeria, Indonesia, Iraq, Kuwait, Myanmar, Maldives, Oman, Palestine, Qatar and Tunisia.

Ooredoo's shares are listed on the Qatar Stock Exchange and the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange.

History

Ooredoo was founded in Doha in 1987, initially as a telephone exchange company. It has since become the largest communications operator in Qatar offering new technologies to the country including mobile, broadband, digital, and fiber internet services. The publicly-traded company has ownership from the royal family with H.E. Sheikh Abdullah Bin Mohammed Bin Saud Al Thani as the company's chairman and Sheikh Saud bin Nasser Al Thani as Ooredoo Group CEO. Waleed Al-Sayed is Ooredoo Group's deputy CEO and Ooredoo Qatar's CEO.

Qtel Group and all its operating companies worldwide were officially unified under Ooredoo Group in February 2013, as part of the company's strategy to combine its assets in order to form a global business within the telecommunications industry. The name Ooredoo is Arabic for "I Want", chosen "to reflect the aspirations of Ooredoo customers and the core belief that Ooredoo can enrich people's lives and stimulate human growth in the communities where it operates".

Ooredoo has experienced significant growth over the last six years, transforming from a single market operator in Qatar to an international communications company with a global customer base of more than 114 million customers worldwide (as of September 2015) and consolidated revenues of QAR 24.2 billion for the first nine months of fiscal year 2015.

In 2010 the company upgraded its 3G network in the country and launched its Mobile Money service. By 2012, its network grew with its fiber network that provided services with download speeds of up to 100 Mbit/s, HDTV, and its initial phase of its 4G LTE mobile broadband service. The company's consumer base has grown significantly in recent times, from 1.9 million subscribers in 2008 to 2.5 million in 2012 within Qatar. Its annual revenues increased by QAR 3.5 billion from 2012 to 2013 in a single quarter.

As of 2013, the company unified under Ooredoo Group.

Current standing

Ooredoo became the first operator in the world to launch a live 5G network in May 2018. Ooredoo had been gearing up to test this new technology since 2014. As of now, the 5G network has been commercially launched in Qatar and Kuwait.

In the 2010s, the company developed a strong partnership with Nokia in Qatar. In May 2016, the firm expanded this partnership with Nokia in a three-year deal to develop a nationwide mobile network in Qatar. The firm has also broadened its reach with its operations on over 16 countries across the Persian Gulf, Middle East, North Africa, and Asia regions.

The firm has since experienced significant growth with QAR 24.2 billion in revenues in the first three quarters of 2015, and over 17,000 employees.

Ownership

According to Ooredoo's 2016 disclosures, 68% of the company is owned by Qatar government-related entities, 10% by ADIA (UAE), and the remaining 22% is on the public market.

Operating companies

Middle East

Ooredoo Qatar

Ooredoo branch in Al Khor, Qatar

Qtel was formally established under Law No. 13 of 1987.

In 2006, Qtel launched 3G services and announced a series of initiatives, including an equity partnership with AT&T in NavLink, international high- speed mobile data (GPRS) roaming services and the launch of IP (Internet Protocol) and telephony services.

In 2010, Qtel launched its Mobile Money service and upgraded its 3G network.

In 2012, Qtel continued its roll-out of the nationwide Qtel Fibre network, offering packages with download speeds of up to 300 Mbit/s and HDTV + ooredoo TV . Qtel also began the trial phase of its 4G LTE mobile broadband service.

In February 2013, Qtel officially rebranded as Ooredoo.

In 2015, Ooredoo Qatar announced the launch of Ooredoo SuperNet in one of the most significant network evolution in Qatar's history. The company introduced three-band carrier aggregation, building on its position of being the first and only company to combine 20+10 MHz bands on its 4G+ network.

On July 7, 2017, at the beginning of the Qatar diplomatic crisis, Ooredoo changed its network name to Tamim Almajd in a show of solidarity with the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.

In January 2020, Ooredoo Qatar signed a partnership with Indian entertainment and media platform Eros Now, to make Eros Now's content available to its customers in Qatar.

On 30 September 2021, Ooredoo Group announced that the title of Qatar's first-ever Formula 1 race will be officially named as the Formula 1 Ooredoo Qatar Grand Prix. The announcement was made at a press conference at the Lusail International Circuit in the presence of the Deputy Group CEO and the CEO of Ooredoo Qatar Mr. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulla Al Thani & other officials.

Ooredoo Oman

Main article: Ooredoo Oman

Ooredoo Oman was formerly known as Nawras, which was launched in Oman in 2004. The company has been listed on the Muscat Securities Market since 2010.

In November 2014, Nawras officially rebranded as Ooredoo Oman.

Ooredoo Oman provides landline voice services to business and residential customers. It also provides a range of prepaid and post-paid mobile phone plans, and broadband internet service, both home and mobile (3G+).

Ooredoo Oman has recently launched full-fledged home entertainment TV services - using set top boxes for home TV, and using apps for Android and iOS mobile devices. It is the first operator in the Middle East region to have launched TV services (including live TV channels and video on demand) from multiple content providers using completely Over The Top (OTT) technology - thus being able to offer its TV services not just for its own broadband and mobile customers, but to other competing operator subscribers too. Its TV content providers include (but not limited to) StarzPlay, YuppTV, Alt Balaji, BluTV, Al Jazeera, EuroNews, FranceTV, ErosNow, FilmBox, Hopster, Spuul - and more are being added regularly.

The home broadband and voice service is powered by WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) technology. Ooredoo Oman was first to deploy 3G+ in Oman and is the only operator to deploy WiMAX commercially in Oman.

Ooredoo Kuwait

Main article: Ooredoo Kuwait

Ooredoo Kuwait's operations began in December 1999 as Wataniya Telecom when it launched wireless services as the second operator in the country.

In March 2007, Ooredoo acquired Kuwait's Wataniya Telecom for US$3.8 billion.

In May 2014, Wataniya Telecom officially re branded as Ooredoo Kuwait.

Asiacell (Ooredoo Iraq)

Asiacell, the first mobile telecommunications company in Iraq, was established in Sulaymaniyah in 1999.

In August 2007, Asiacell bid and won a 15-year national license, becoming the GSM telecom operator with the largest long-term network coverage in Iraq. To handle new business operations, Asiacell also simultaneously established new executive offices in Baghdad, Basra, and other major cities in Iraq.

Ooredoo Palestine

Main article: Ooredoo Palestine

Ooredoo United Arab Emirates

On September 12, 2019, Ooredoo launched in the Emirates thanks to its joint communication and to make the UAE one of the most connected countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council region, despite the UAE's participation in the Qatar blockade. In August 2021, it changed its name to E-mobile and belongs to the VEON Group.

North Africa

Ooredoo Algeria

Main article: Ooredoo Algeria
Ooredoo Algeria

Ooredoo Algeria's operations began in 2004 as Nedjma, positioned as the first multimedia operator in Algeria.

In November 2013, Nedjma officially re branded as Ooredoo Algeria.

Ooredoo Algeria introduced the first EDGE network in the country in 2004 and launched 3G services in Algeria in December 2013.

Ooredoo Tunisia

Main article: Ooredoo Tunisia
Ooredoo Tunisia

Ooredoo Tunisia was founded in May 2002 as Tunisiana and began commercial operations in December the same year.

In April 2014, Tunisiana officially rebranded as Ooredoo Tunisia.

South Asia

Ooredoo Maldives

Main article: Ooredoo Maldives

Ooredoo Maldives' operations began in February 2005 as Wataniya Maldives, after it was selected during a competitive bidding process with three other companies.

In December 2013, Wataniya Telecom officially re branded as Ooredoo Maldives.

Southeast Asia

Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison

Main article: Indosat

Indosat was founded in 1967 and began as a commercial international telecommunications service provider (IDD) in September 1969. It is partially owned by the Indonesian government and was owned by American conglomerate company ITT until 1980.

In November 2015, Indosat officially rebranded as Indosat Ooredoo. Indosat Ooredoo is the second largest mobile network operator in Indonesia, with a subscriber's strength of 58.0 million users.

In September 2021, Indosat announced its merger with Hutchison Asia Telecom Group/Garibaldi Thohir's joint venture PT Hutchison 3 Indonesia (which operates 3-branded networks in Indonesia) to form Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison and closed their merger on 4 January 2022.

Ooredoo Myanmar

Main article: Ooredoo Myanmar

In June 2013, Ooredoo was chosen as one of the two successful applicants among 90 bidders to be awarded a license to operate in Myanmar, considered one of Asia's last remaining greenfield telecom markets.

Formal licenses were granted in January 2014, and Ooredoo pledged an investment of $15 billion to develop Myanmar's telecoms sector, with plans to cover 75 per cent of the population in five years.

As of 2022, amid junta problems, Ooredoo faced financial problems in Myanmar. Later in September 2022, Ooredoo Group sold its Myanmar telecom business to Nine Communications Pte. Ltd. for an enterprise value of USD 576 million to focus on strategic markets. In May 2024, Ooredoo finalized the sale of its Myanmar operations.

Sponsorships

Qtel was a minor sponsor for Brawn GP F1 team for the 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The company is also the title sponsor of the Qatar Grand Prix.

Lionel Messi has worked with Ooredoo since 2013 as their global brand ambassador. As part of the partnership, Ooredoo and the Leo Messi Foundation have developed and sponsored projects to stimulate human growth and development across the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia.

Since 2013, Ooredoo have sponsored Paris Saint-Germain as a premium partner, with Ooredoo's logo featuring on the back of their football kits.

In 2020, the company appointed Ali bin Towar al-Kuwari as its brand ambassador.

Notes

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