Doha, 06 April 2016

Vodafone Qatar has been rated as a Premium Operator for their roaming services by the GSMA Association.

The GSMA Association represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide, uniting nearly 800 operators with more than 250 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem, including handset and device makers, software companies, equipment providers and Internet companies, as well as organisations in adjacent industry sectors.

Every year the Association launches a compliance scorecard to rate operators' compliancy with latest roaming standards and Vodafone Qatar received the highest score rating this year.

Mohamed Al Sadah, Chief Operating Officer, Vodafone Qatar commented, "We are delighted by GSMA's recognition of our premier roaming standard. At Vodafone, we know how important it is for customers to have high quality roaming services allowing them to confidently connect abroad. Vodafone globally maintains a leading roaming position and thanks to being part of Vodafone Group Plc, the world's largest network, we here in Qatar are able to give our customers the widest roaming footprint and the widest 4G coverage."

When customers roam with Vodafone Qatar they can use their phone for calls and data all around the world with 607 Roaming partners all over the world with 4G roaming available in 43 destinations most frequented by people in Qatar. This is the widest roaming footprint not only in Qatar but the GCC.

In fact, customers can rest assured that they'll be covered in the air with Vodafone's roaming services on more than 20 international airlines. In fact, with the ocean covering 70% of the planet, when customers sail with Vodafone they'll able to call, SMS and send mails with Vodafone Maritime roaming services. On top of this, Vodafone's Passport pack supports roaming in 45 countries for just QR100 a week.

For more information on Vodafone roaming, visit www.vodafone.qa

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About Vodafone Qatar Q.S.C
Vodafone Qatar Q.S.C. ("Vodafone Qatar"), part of one of the world's largest telecommunications group, the Vodafone Group,  is the holder of the Second Public Mobile and Fixed Telecommunications Networks and Services License in the State of Qatar.  Vodafone Qatar switched on its mobile network on 1 March 2009 and shortly after started delivering great value to its customers with a range of exciting products and services.  Having built a world class converged IP network, Vodafone launched fibre-based consumer and enterprise fixed-line services commercially in October 2012.

Vodafone's objective is to be one of the most admired brands in Qatar and the Company is committed to providing world class telecommunications infrastructure to support Qatar National Vision 2030.

Effective January 2015, Vodafone Qatar became fully compliant with Islamic Sharia practices throughout its business, including commercial and financial operations. Please visit www.vodafone.qa for more details.

For press enquiries, please contact:
Hala Kassab
Media Relations Manager, Vodafone Qatar
E-mail: hala.kassab@vodafone.com

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