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Qatar’s Ministry of Transport and
Communications hosts e-commerce forum
Q
atar’s Ministry of Transport and
Communications (MOTC) has
announced comprehensive guidelines for
e-commerce in the country as part of a
groundbreaking model to be followed across
the region. Speaking at the E-Commerce
Forum Qatar 2018, which was organised
by the ministry, the Minister of Transport
and Communications, HE Jassim bin Saif
al Sulaiti said the guidelines will help
merchants through all touchpoints involved
in starting and implementing a successful
e-commerce business. The guidelines
are the result of a collaborative effort
between local, regional and international
stakeholders across the entire e-commerce
value chain, from product creation to
consumer receipt.
The minister said: “Our local system needs
to rise to the challenge and provide
the range of services required to drive
e-commerce and take advantage of the
potential for the state and invest it to the
maximum extent possible.
“We are seeing increasing numbers of
companies seeking to provide e-commerce
domestically, with strong performance,
especially in the service sector, and the pace
is growing as private car transport, food
delivery and local transport services become
easier and more efficient.”
The value of the country’s e-commerce
market is expected to triple by 2022 as
more companies in Qatar adapt to digital
technology, he said.
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Nokia lands Ooredoo Qatar
network expansion deal
N
okia has announced a three-year deal
with Ooredoo Qatar to expand its
mobile network across the whole country.
The deal builds on an existing relationship
through which Nokia has provided LTE-A
carrier aggregation technology for the Qatar
capital, Doha, claiming that has delivered a
maximum of 375 Mbps mobile broadband
download speeds.
The expansion deal covers the full spectrum
of mobile technologies from 2G to LTE-A,
with the resulting network marketed under
Ooredoo’s Supernet brand.
Ooredoo Qatar Chief Exec, Waleed Al-
Sayed, said: “We continue to enhance
the Ooredoo Supernet to deliver the best
possible Internet experience, working
with a range of international technology
leaders such as Nokia. By deploying these
cutting-edge technologies from Nokia,
we will continue to actively boost network
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performance from 2G through to LTE-A,
and deliver a host of social, financial and
business benefits for Qatar.”
Nokia Middle East boss, Bernard Najm, said:
“This is another important development in
our relationship with Ooredoo Qatar, and
we continue the successful deployment
of LTE technology across the country.
Our mobile broadband technology allows
service providers to keep pace with fast-
growing customer data demands now and
into the future.”
Ooredoo has also announced the launch of
its Business Reach Mobile product in Oman.
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