Ooredoo yesterday announced it has reached another milestone with more than 200,000 customers in Qatar connected to its faster fibre network. The achievement was reached on December 13.
Ooredoo’s achievement in providing Ooredoo Fibre – combined with Ooredoo’s recent launch of 4G Plus (Advanced LTE) – means that Ooredoo customers can stay connected to the fastest-available Internet at home and while moving across the country.
Already this year, an official report from the UN Broadband Commission stated that, with 96.4% penetration, Qatar has the second highest percentage of household broadband of any developing country, after South Korea.
Ooredoo has managed to accelerate the pace of people being connected to Fibre in 2014. Around 9,000 homes a month are now being linked to Ooredoo Fibre.
Sheikh Saud bin Nasser al-Thani, CEO, Ooredoo Qatar, said: “As our community prepares to celebrate Qatar National Day together, I am proud that Ooredoo has lived up to its promise to connect people to the fastest-available Fibre network.”
Earlier in the year, all 1Mbps plan customers enjoyed a ten time speed increase to 10Mbps, while 10Mbps customers were boosted to 25Mbps, with no additional charges.
Since its launch in 2011, the fibre network has not only transformed the broadband Internet market but also the digital entertainment industry in Qatar. Ooredoo fibre customers can watch Next Generation Mozaic TV and the Mozaic GO app, with high-definition programming and a range of advanced features including the ability to pause, rewind and record TV from their remote control.
Home users and business customers can access the fastest Internet speeds – the 100Mbps plan – for QR650 per month, with basic Fibre packages starting at QR233 for 10Mbps home broadband and voice services.
Ooredoo has a real-time online fibre availability map, enabling customers to track the roll-out progress of the network. The map is live on Ooredoo’s website and allows customers to find out whether they qualify to upgrade their service by checking if they are in a fibre-ready “Green” area.
Ooredoo’s investment in Fibre will continue throughout 2015. In addition to expanding the network across Qatar, Ooredoo is planning a sizeable infrastructure investment and capacity-building programme in the lead-up to the FIFA World Cup 2022.
