Company Insights Ooredoo Telecoms Ooredoo News Artificial Intelligence Qatar’s Ooredoo signs AI deal with chipmaker Nvidia US chipmaker Nvidia has signed a deal with Qatari telecommunications provider Ooredoo Group to bring its artificial intelligence technology to five countries in the Middle East, the companies announced on Sunday. Ooredoo will be the first company in the region to offer direct access to Nvidia’s AI and computer chips to its customers in Qatar, […] June 24, 2024 Banking & Finance Qatar’s Ooredoo profit falls despite 4% rise in revenue Qatari telecoms group Ooredoo reported a 5 percent year-on-year decline in net profit to QAR913 million ($250.7 million) in the first quarter of 2024 The topline rose 4 percent to nearly QAR6 billion during the three-month period, compared to QAR5.6 billion a year ago, driven by gains in Iraq, Algeria, Kuwait, Maldives and Tunisia. NewsletterGet the […] May 1, 2024 Infrastructure Ooredoo to spend $1bn upgrading overseas networks Qatari telecoms group Ooredoo is to spend $1.1 billion upgrading its mobile coverage and quality of servies in a number of key overseas markets. Over the period 2024-26, the company will allocate substantial sums to improve connectivity in Algeria, Tunisia, Gaza and the West Bank, Iraq and the Maldives. Ooredoo’s operations in Gaza have been […] February 27, 2024 Finance Ooredoo’s 2023 profit reaches all-time high of $824m Qatari telecom major Ooredoo reported an all-time high net profit of QAR3 billion ($824 million) in 2023, up 28 percent year on year thanks to solid performances in Iraq, Kuwait, Algeria and the Maldives. Revenue increased by two percent year on year to QAR23.2 billion, the company, which trades on the Qatar stock exchange, said […] February 13, 2024 Analysis Industry Iraq’s biggest telecoms firms tap into resurgent market Lower taxes, improved political stability and troubles at a smaller rival have helped Iraq’s top two telecoms operators reverse a decline in earnings. Now the duo, Zain Iraq, a subsidiary of Kuwait’s Zain, and Asiacell, which is majority owned by the former Qatari telecom monopoly Ooredoo, should prosper further in 2024. Zain and Asiacell have […] January 15, 2024 Analysis Tech Korek Telecom fights $1.65 billion award to partners A Dubai court will next month hear whether it should scrap a $1.65 billion award against an Iraqi telecom operator and its politically connected top shareholder. The long-running dispute underscores the risk that foreign investors face in Iraq, a country devastated by decades of conflict and sanctions and which is among the world’s most corrupt […] January 11, 2024 Infrastructure Gulf telcos sign deal to create $2bn tower company Telecom operators Ooredoo and Zain Group on Tuesday said agreements have been signed to create the largest tower company in the Middle East and North Africa. The cash and share deal, which also involves Dubai-based Tasc Towers Holding, will establish a company comprising 30,000 telecom towers in Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan, Iraq, Algeria and Tunisia, with […] December 5, 2023 Tech Kuwait’s private sector to aid final broadband push Kuwait is looking to the private sector to help roll out the final stage of a national fibre-optic broadband project that forms part of the country’s digital transformation ambitions. The Ministry of Communications has announced plans to use private public partnerships (PPP) in coordination with the Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects. The PPP will take […] November 1, 2023 Tech Kuwait’s Zain ups stake in UAE’s telco tower company Kuwaiti telco Zain Group has increased its share in the UAE-based TASC Towers from 83.47 percent to 92.87 percent. The company will continue to operate independently with a board of non-Zain majority members, Zain Group vice-chairman and CEO Bader Nasser Al-Kharafi said in a statement to Boursa Kuwait. “Given the nature of Zain’s shareholding and […] September 18, 2023 Development Qatar’s Ooredoo profit rises 26% to $228m in Q2 Qatari telecom company Ooredoo reported a net profit of QAR831 million ($228 million) in the second quarter of 2023. This is an increase of 26 percent compared to a year earlier. Revenue for the second quarter rose four percent year on year to QAR5.77 billion, the telecom company said in a statement. The net profit […] July 31, 2023 Posts navigation Previous 1 2 3 4 5 Next
Artificial Intelligence Qatar’s Ooredoo signs AI deal with chipmaker Nvidia US chipmaker Nvidia has signed a deal with Qatari telecommunications provider Ooredoo Group to bring its artificial intelligence technology to five countries in the Middle East, the companies announced on Sunday. Ooredoo will be the first company in the region to offer direct access to Nvidia’s AI and computer chips to its customers in Qatar, […] June 24, 2024
Banking & Finance Qatar’s Ooredoo profit falls despite 4% rise in revenue Qatari telecoms group Ooredoo reported a 5 percent year-on-year decline in net profit to QAR913 million ($250.7 million) in the first quarter of 2024 The topline rose 4 percent to nearly QAR6 billion during the three-month period, compared to QAR5.6 billion a year ago, driven by gains in Iraq, Algeria, Kuwait, Maldives and Tunisia. NewsletterGet the […] May 1, 2024
Infrastructure Ooredoo to spend $1bn upgrading overseas networks Qatari telecoms group Ooredoo is to spend $1.1 billion upgrading its mobile coverage and quality of servies in a number of key overseas markets. Over the period 2024-26, the company will allocate substantial sums to improve connectivity in Algeria, Tunisia, Gaza and the West Bank, Iraq and the Maldives. Ooredoo’s operations in Gaza have been […] February 27, 2024
Finance Ooredoo’s 2023 profit reaches all-time high of $824m Qatari telecom major Ooredoo reported an all-time high net profit of QAR3 billion ($824 million) in 2023, up 28 percent year on year thanks to solid performances in Iraq, Kuwait, Algeria and the Maldives. Revenue increased by two percent year on year to QAR23.2 billion, the company, which trades on the Qatar stock exchange, said […] February 13, 2024
Analysis Industry Iraq’s biggest telecoms firms tap into resurgent market Lower taxes, improved political stability and troubles at a smaller rival have helped Iraq’s top two telecoms operators reverse a decline in earnings. Now the duo, Zain Iraq, a subsidiary of Kuwait’s Zain, and Asiacell, which is majority owned by the former Qatari telecom monopoly Ooredoo, should prosper further in 2024. Zain and Asiacell have […] January 15, 2024
Analysis Tech Korek Telecom fights $1.65 billion award to partners A Dubai court will next month hear whether it should scrap a $1.65 billion award against an Iraqi telecom operator and its politically connected top shareholder. The long-running dispute underscores the risk that foreign investors face in Iraq, a country devastated by decades of conflict and sanctions and which is among the world’s most corrupt […] January 11, 2024
Infrastructure Gulf telcos sign deal to create $2bn tower company Telecom operators Ooredoo and Zain Group on Tuesday said agreements have been signed to create the largest tower company in the Middle East and North Africa. The cash and share deal, which also involves Dubai-based Tasc Towers Holding, will establish a company comprising 30,000 telecom towers in Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan, Iraq, Algeria and Tunisia, with […] December 5, 2023
Tech Kuwait’s private sector to aid final broadband push Kuwait is looking to the private sector to help roll out the final stage of a national fibre-optic broadband project that forms part of the country’s digital transformation ambitions. The Ministry of Communications has announced plans to use private public partnerships (PPP) in coordination with the Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects. The PPP will take […] November 1, 2023
Tech Kuwait’s Zain ups stake in UAE’s telco tower company Kuwaiti telco Zain Group has increased its share in the UAE-based TASC Towers from 83.47 percent to 92.87 percent. The company will continue to operate independently with a board of non-Zain majority members, Zain Group vice-chairman and CEO Bader Nasser Al-Kharafi said in a statement to Boursa Kuwait. “Given the nature of Zain’s shareholding and […] September 18, 2023
Development Qatar’s Ooredoo profit rises 26% to $228m in Q2 Qatari telecom company Ooredoo reported a net profit of QAR831 million ($228 million) in the second quarter of 2023. This is an increase of 26 percent compared to a year earlier. Revenue for the second quarter rose four percent year on year to QAR5.77 billion, the telecom company said in a statement. The net profit […] July 31, 2023
