Ooredoo and Huawei officials after the agreement signing.

Ooredoo yesterday extended its strategic cooperation agreement with Huawei for another five years, which will further support the market leadership across its footprint in the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia.
The agreement was signed by Ahmed al-Derbesti, chief operating officer of Ooredoo Group and Eric Xu, deputy chairman and rotating chief executive of Huawei.
As part of the agreement, Huawei will provide a variety of solutions and professional services such as  advanced 2G, 3G, LTE, LTE-A, antenna, microwave, virtualised core and IP multimedia subsystem mobile broadband technologies. This agreement will enable the two organisations to collaborate in deploying best-in-class data, voice, multi-media, and other advanced services to help solidify Ooredoo’s market leadership in the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia.
The agreement with Huawei contains provisions for a streamlined approach to doing business, enabling Ooredoo to pioneer new services and solutions with greater agility, while addressing challenges posed by rapid transformations in the global ICT (information, communication and technology) industry.
“Our industry is changing faster than ever before, and we are evolving to capture these new opportunities and stay ahead of the curve,” Ooredoo Group chief executive Sheikh Saud bin Nasser al-Thani said.
By expanding the relationship with industry leaders like Huawei, Ooredoo is confident that it can continue to offer a better customer experience, strengthen foundations, and continue to launch new and innovative services that enrich people’s lives, he said.
Xu said Huawei now cooperates with industry partners in more than 170 countries worldwide to build a better connected world.
“We now look forward to renewing our partnerships around the globe, which can enable more people to participate in and benefit from technological innovation,” he added.
Ooredoo is focused on building its data leadership across its footprint, recognising the exponential growth in demand for data services. It currently has data leadership in a range of markets, including Algeria, Iraq, Qatar and Tunisia, and data services now constitute 35% of the group revenue.
Over the last decade, Ooredoo and Huawei have cooperated on various milestone projects within the ICT sector. This included working together to implement Ooredoo’s national fibre-to-the-home broadband network within Qatar, collaborating to deliver the fastest deployment of national fibre in the world.