Muscat, 9 March 2010 – nawras is excited to be announcing its participation in the TATA Global Network (TGN) as the exclusive landing party in Oman for one of the most advanced and largest submarine cable networks in the world. This development means that nawras customers will be able to benefit from connectivity to more than 200 countries through the latest technology.

The new state-of-the-art cable system linking the region to the rest of the world via the TGN will be used to provide nawras customers with reliable high speed bandwidth to key cities worldwide. Using its own cable station nawras will be able to access the new high-speed route to the globe and at the same time will add resilience and diversity to the communications infrastructure in the Sultanate of Oman.

nawras chief strategy officer, Abdulla Issa Al Rawahy, explained, “This underwater cable is an exciting advance for nawras which will enable us to provide our customers with a new pleasingly different way to get closer to their friends, family and business associates across the globe. Most importantly, we are delighted that for the first time, we will have end to end quality and cost control over our international voice and data traffic.”

nawras, a Qtel Group company, joins Bahrain Internet Exchange, Qatar Telecom, Mobily of Saudi Arabia and Etisalat of the United Arab Emirates as regional partners who have combined to support this TGN and to assist in the communication development of the region.

During the official signing ceremony held recently in Dubai, Vinod Kumar, president and COO of Tata Communication thanked the group of leading Middle Eastern operators including nawras, for their strong foundational partnerships. He spoke about delivering the ‘new world of communications’ to global and Middle Eastern companies.

First to launch an EDGE network in 2005 and first to launch its 3G+ network in 2007, nawras is now delighted to sign this agreement for an underwater global cable network, supporting its mission to be the communications provider and employer of choice in Oman.

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Qtel today confirmed that it is trialling innovative new technologies in Qatar that will greatly improve mobile signal strength in homes and small offices around the country.

The small ‘plug and play’ devices called Femtocells connect directly to Qtel’s Broadband network and provide hugely improved mobile Broadband and voice signals around the home or in the office. The technology effectively creates a dedicated 3G network indoors for personal use by Qtel’s customers.

By making Femtocell technology available throughout Qatar, Qtel will be able to ensure that people can always have great indoor coverage for all 3G-enabled phones as well as other devices such as BlackBerry, iPhones, Netbooks and USB modems.

With more than 60 percent of mobile calls in Qatar made indoors, the enhanced signal strength offered by Femtocell technology will provide a better call experience for everyone across Qatar.

Qtel’s customers will also notice significantly improved Internet access speeds as well as a greatly enhanced browsing experience.

Trials are being conducted in offices and a number of private residences to determine how the innovative new technology can best be deployed to serve the people of Qatar. Qtel’s investment in Femtocell technology builds on its recently announced QR600 million investment in its ‘Fibre to the Home’ (FTTH) plans and its ongoing upgrades of Qatar’s mobile network as well as the company’s commitment to its Broadband Qatar vision.

Femtocell technology is relatively new and only a handful of operators have made the sets available in markets like the USA, Singapore and in Europe. Qtel aims to be among the first wave of companies to introduce this technology in the Middle East.

The introduction of Femtocell technology in the coming months is a stepping stone for Qtel in the implementation of next generation technologies like 4G and  FTTH and ensuring that everyone can benefit from Qtel’s fixed-mobile technology convergence.

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In the spirit of providing customers with fun-filled opportunities, du marked an end to its successful festivity initiatives launched last year by awarding exciting prizes to the last two grand monthly prize winners in its SMS Gold Challenge. Out of an impressive 330,000 participants, du has announced the lucky third and fourth winners of the grand monthly prize, Muhammad Rafiq and Prakash Philips, following wins by Muhammad Ismail So Ana Miah and Malathy Sudheer. Maher Murad, Vice President, Retail Sales, du, gave away the prizes to the two winners in a ceremony.

The three month campaign was extended by a month based on high level of customer participation and success. The interactive competition saw more than 160 winners from 17 different nationalities take home nearly 12kgs of gold.

SMS Gold Challenge fourth monthly winner Prakash Philips was delighted with his prize: “I would like to sincerely thank du and the organisers for making it possible for me to take part in such a fun and exciting competition. I believe du truly did add life to my life with this great opportunity and I will be sharing this fantastic prize with my family.”

Muhammad Rafiq, the third monthly winner of SMS Gold Challenge expressed his gratitude and said:”I started participating in this competition and really wanted to win. I enjoyed answering all the questions and I would like to thank du for providing great entertainment and value to customers.”

“We thank every participant who took part in the SMS Gold Challenge and congratulate Mr. Rafiq and Mr. Philips, the last two lucky winners of one kilogram of gold, and also all the other prize-winners, ,” said Farid Faraidooni, chief commercial offer, du. “With SMS Gold Challenge, du subscribers across the UAE had the unique opportunity of taking part in fun-based initiatives, and had the chance to win precious exciting prizes.”

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How the SMS Gold Challenge worked:

SMS ‘gold’ to 1000 from a du mobile and get 10 points as a starter

• A participant wins points with every answer sent. Answers will fetch the following points:-
  • 20 points for any correct answer
  • 10 points for any wrong or invalid answer
  • 50 points for sending any profile information (i.e. name, age)
  • Charges of AED2 per SMS sent

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As part of its continuity to provide more communication to the customers, (Mobily), today presented the first ever offer in the KSA “Windows Live Messenger” Package. This will allow their subscribers to send instant messages to friends on the go and stay in touch with them via Windows Live Messenger where the offer includes mobile phone and SIM card mobile communication and a free subscription for 3 Months with a bandwidth of 1 GB.

Mobily gave the customers the opportunity to choose between LG GW550 which have QWERTY keyboard and 3.2 MP camera and supports WiFi technology or Acer be Touch E200 with LCD touch screen, 3.2 MP camera and GPS. The both phone are integrated with Windows Mobile OS , which support Windows Live Messenger.

The offer is available at all Mobily outlets all KSA, the LG bundle with cost 1199 SR and the Acer bundle will cost 1399, with free subscriptions for 3 with a 1 GB bandwith

The idea behind this offer is to provide a communication means between the customers all the day or while they are on the move. Mobily are always striving to provide their customers with the most modern ways to keep them always online with their families and beloved ones in an easy and cost effective methods.

LG GW550

Acer beTouch E200