nawras is Exclusive Landing Party in Oman for Global Submarine Cable Network

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Muscat, 9 March 2010 - nawrasnawras 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.

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.

Nawras:
Omani Qatari Telecommunications Company SAOC was founded and registered in the Sultanate of Oman in December 2004. It launched its service in March 2005 as the second mobile operator in Oman operating under the name Nawras. Omani Qatari Telecommunications Company SAOC is majority owned by the Qtel Group, the leading telecommunications provider in Qatar and one of the world's leading telecommunications companies. Omani Qatari Telecommunications Company SAOC also has a number of significant Omani shareholders which ensures that the company is strongly integrated into the Omani society. Nawras has won a number of awards including Middle East Call Centre of the Year 2009, Middle East Mobile Operator of the Year from CommsMEA and Above and Beyond the Call of Duty at the World BSS Awards. Nawras was named Best Telecom Brand Oman 2009 by a leading local business magazine.

Qtel Group:
With firm roots as the leading communications provider in Qatar, The Qtel Group is a fast growing, global, integrated communications group with three business lines - consumer wireless, consumer broadband and corporate managed services. The Group is committed to expansion in line with its strategic vision to be among the world's top 20 telecommunications companies by 2020. Over the past four years, The Qtel Group has built a successful track record of acquisitions hence expanding its geographic footprint from 1 to 17 countries within the Middle East, North Africa, Asian Subcontinent and South-East Asia, connecting more than 53 million customers.

For further information please contact:
Julie Amann
Press Manager
e-mail: julie.amann@nawrasnawras.om

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