Wataniya Telecom Algerie has launched Nedjma, the country's new national GSM network, equipped with advanced capabilities including national-class network support for high speed mobile Internet access based on the EDGE technology.
Wataniya Telecom Algerie is the first operator in North Africa to announce the deployment of the EDGE technology. The network also supports advanced content services and multimedia services.
'We have built a world-class network in Algeria that will open access to a wide range of new ways for people to work and play, supporting the development of Algeria's business community and helping to build its national technical capabilities,' said Faysal Al Ayyar, Chairman of Wataniya Telecom.
Since being awarded the licence on December 2nd 2003, Wataniya Telecom Algerie has focused on developing a world- class network. The capacity to effectively develop operations is based upon experience in providing relevant mobile services, the speed with which an operator can roll out its coverage and the competitive pricing of its services.
Al Ayyar continued : None of this would be possible - here in Algeria - without the dedication and commitment of more than 700 employees - most of them Algerians - who have been working diligently in their respective areas of this operation for the days, weeks and months leading up to this occasion. It's because of this tireless commitment, that today we are poised to offer Algerians a wide array of services at launch. In addition to providing essential mobile telephony services through our shops in Algiers, Constantine, and Oran, our state-of-the-art, feature-rich network is equipped to offer services such as GPRS, EDGE, MMS, WAP and Roaming.
As Nedjma continues the deployment and move toward full network optimisation throughout the country, these products and services will become available through more extensive distribution channels.
Wataniya Telecom today serves over 1.5 million customers through its networks across the Middle East and North Africa, in Kuwait, Iraq and Tunisia, and now Algeria. And by the end of 2005, Nedjma is expected to cover 48 states in Algeria. With an initial investment of US$421 million, we are committed to offering the best GSM services in Algeria, and to becoming the network of choice for the Algerian people, Al Ayyar ended.
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© Press Release 2004
