20 October 2016

Muscat, Oman

Ooredoo has launched an exciting new value-packed Mass SMS service. Developed to assist businesses of all sizes, this latest offering enhances company communication with existing and potential customers cost-effectively and quickly, while adding to a business’ marketing impact in today’s competitive enterprise environment.

“Text messages are a powerful business communications tool that can be used by any industry; from large corporates to start-ups alike, to reach their target audience from the entire Ooredoo base,” said Monther Al Mamari, Ooredoo Director of Business Product Management.

“What is fantastic about Ooredoo Mass SMS is that it puts the business firmly in control. It allows them to design their own message in the language they think will be most effective, to send it out to as many or a few people as they like, and to the target groups they select from a set of predefined filters that are available. And just like any other SMS, the message reaches the recipient’s mobile instantly. Campaigns can be monitored in real-time and best of all, Ooredoo Mass SMS is highly affordable. The service also provides recipients with the option of opting out of the service, thus providing the business with an audience who are happy to receive any promotional messages.”

Using either the dedicated Ooredoo secure and user-friendly portal and without the need to download software or install hardware, corporations and SMEs alike can send their specially designed and tailored marketing messages of up to 160 characters in English or 70 characters in Arabic, to send promotions and alerts in bulk lists to mobile numbers in the Ooredoo network. To make sure the message reaches the right audience, a variety of filter choices are available including nationality, age, gender and location. And benefiting from the latest technology, Ooredoo Mass SMS can send out sets of large volume messages simultaneously.

For the convenience of users, a special Admin Portal and App Dashboard feature means the status and success of messaging campaigns can be monitored and checked at any time. For added peace of mind, Ooredoo offers 24/7 technical support and the integrated payment gateway offers a choice of online and offline payment options.

To take advantage of Ooredoo Mass SMS, business customers can simply fill in the registration form on www.ooredoo.om, call the Business Contact Centre on 1503, contact their dedicated Account Manager, or visit any of the 41 Ooredoo stores.

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About Ooredoo
Omani Qatari Telecommunications Company SAOG (“Ooredoo”) was founded and registered in the Sultanate of Oman in December 2004. It launched its service in March 2005 as the challenger mobile operator in Oman, originally operating under the name Nawras. The Company was awarded the second fixed licence in Oman in 2009, and launched its international gateway in April 2010, its corporate fixed and broadband services in May 2010, and its residential fixed and broadband services in June 2010. Since 2010, Ooredoo has been an integrated services telecommunications operator and is currently serving over 2 million customers across the Sultanate. Following a successful IPO on 1 November 2010, Ooredoo is listed on the Muscat Stock Market (MSM) under the “ORDS” ticker. Ooredoo is majority owned by Ooredoo Q.S.C. and also has a number of significant Omani shareholders which ensures that the company is strongly integrated into the Omani society. Ooredoo has won a number of awards including Jury’s Distinction Award for Customer Service Excellence in the telecom sector 2013, Leading Telecommunications Company at the Arab Achievement Awards 2013, Best Operator Network at the Telecoms World Middle East 2013 Awards, a number of awards for their outstanding campaigns at the Dubai Lynx Awards in February 2014 and the CommsMEA award for Middle East Mobile Operator of the Year 2015.

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About Ooredoo Group 
Ooredoo is a leading international communications company delivering mobile, fixed, broadband internet and corporate managed services tailored to the needs of consumers and businesses across markets in the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia. As a community-focused company, Ooredoo is guided by its vision of enriching people’s lives and its belief that it can stimulate human growth by leveraging communications to help people achieve their full potential. Ooredoo has a presence in markets such as Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Algeria, Tunisia, Iraq, Palestine, the Maldives, Myanmar and Indonesia. The company was named “Most Innovative Company of the Year – MEA Region” at the 2015 International Business Awards.

The company reported revenues of USD 8.8 billion in 2015 and had a consolidated global customer base of 117 million customers as of 31 December 2015. Ooredoo’s shares are listed on the Qatar Stock Exchange and the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange.

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