Muscat, Oman - H.H. Sayyid Kamil Fahad Mahmood Al-Said, Assistant Secretary General for the Cabinet of the Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers, officially inaugurated the launch of data2cloud, a subsidiary of Ooredoo that is helping businesses in Oman to be digital and transform the way they operate. With the growing number of internet-enabled devices in the modern day business environment, data2cloud offers essential access to cutting-edge cloud computing services at all times.

Ooredoo’s business oriented products have redefined the operating models of organisations by providing the tools that are required to excel in today’s fast-paced world. data2cloud, a virtual ‘office in the sky’, uses Ooredoo’s reliable network and world-class infrastructure to give businesses the chance to further elevate their cloud operations with a cost-effective solution and flexible consumption-based payment plans, backed by world-class Service Level Agreements.

Monther bin Hamad Al Mamari, Chief Executive Officer at data2cloud, said, “With a 100% Omani workforce, and cloud services hosted in the Sultanate, our customers have a competitive advantage with local data residency and extremely low latency. Our aim is to empower Governments and large enterprises through smarter solutions to increase their profitability, productivity and protect their infrastructure against increasing malicious attacks.”

Ian Dench, Ooredoo Oman’s Chief Executive Officer said, “We know that companies of all sizes look to cloud services as integral to their growth, security and cost effectiveness. As data experience leaders with a strong track record in running telecoms data centers, we have taken this knowledge and created something that was missing in the market; a locally hosted cloud service, providing customers with a cutting edge digital solution using Ooredoo’s reliable network.”

data2cloud offers a broad set of global cloud-based products including infrastructure as a service, backup as a service, monitoring as a service, security as a service, Cloud drive as a service, IoT, containers as a service and email collaboration as a service. With three state-of-the-art data centres currently operating across the Sultanate, data2cloud plans to open more facilities in the near future, including in Dakhiliya to cater to increased demand for high-end cloud solutions in new areas.

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About data2cloud

Founded in 2013 with head offices in Oman and serving regional and global customers. D2C is a managed ICT services provider delivering managed hosting solutions from a state of the art 3 data centers hosted in Muscat and Samail, Oman. Our aim is to enable Governments and large enterprises to deliver smarter solutions, increase their profitability, and protect their infrastructure against increasing malicious attacks.

D2C is committed to delivering best in class services to its customers, and to helping them succeed in their digitization journey.

About Ooredoo Oman

Omani Qatari Telecommunications Company SAOG (“Ooredoo”) was founded and registered in the Sultanate of Oman in December 2004. Services were launched its service in March 2005, originally operating under the name Nawras. Ooredoo is an integrated services telecommunications operator and currently serves over 3 million customers across the Sultanate. Ooredoo is listed on the Muscat Stock Market (MSM) under the “ORDS” ticker and is majority owned by Ooredoo Q.S.C. The company has a number of significant Omani shareholders which ensures that it is strongly integrated into Omani society. Ooredoo has won a number of awards including Best Telecommunications Company at the Arab Achievement Awards 2016, International Finance Magazine’s Most Customer Friendly Telecommunications Provider 2017, Best Digital Experience at the Customer Experience Management in Telecoms awards 2017, Best Network Operator at the Telecoms World Middle East Awards 2018 and a Gold Stevie Award for Women in Business CSR for their women’s incubator programme.

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About Ooredoo

Ooredoo is an international communications company operating across the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia. Serving consumers and businesses in 10 countries, Ooredoo delivers the leading data experience through a broad range of content and services via its advanced, data-centric mobile and fixed networks.

Ooredoo generated revenues of USD 8.2 billion as of 31 December 2018. Its shares are listed on the Qatar Stock Exchange and the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange.

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For further information please contact:

Emily Shotter                                                                                         Sudipta Dasgupta

Department Head - Public Relations & Internal Communications           TRACCS Public Relations

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Khalid Al Balushi

Commercial Head

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