Awarded by Ookla Speedtest, the worldwide leader in internet testing and analysis

“Kuwait’s Fastest Network” for 2021

• 50% discount on all Shamel Pro packages in celebration of this occasion starting next week
• 50% growth in data and internet traffic compared to the last year
• Al-Babtain: “KWD 68 million invested in network infrastructure upgrades over the past two years”
• Suttles: “Ooredoo earned the award all thanks to an exceptional performance this year” 

Kuwait, Kuwait City: Ooredoo Kuwait, the first telecom operator to introduce innovative digital services in Kuwait, named the “Kuwait’s Fastest Mobile Network” for 2021*; awarded by the Ookla^®, the company behind Speedtest^®, and the global leader in fixed broadband and mobile network testing applications, data and analysis.

Network Superiority and Investment

Ooredoo Kuwait proudly earned this accomplishment based on the results of thousands of consumer-initiated tests taken using Speedtest. The company has taken major steps in the world of telecommunications over the past two years and during the pandemic, and continued to strengthen its networks up until this day while successfully continued to achieve key milestones in its network development journey. Moreover, the company has taken proactive steps in the Kuwaiti market and outperformed its competitors in providing the best and fastest coverage. The network infrastructure witnessed a significant upgrade over the past two years, with KWD 68 million invested heavily in developing the network in addition to enhancing and enriching customers’ experience and providing the best 5G experience. Faster speeds and very low response rates (latency) in data transmission have been remarkably observed.

2,000 5G Towers

Unremitting efforts have been made by Ooredoo Kuwait with great hard work by Technology and Networks teams that was supported directly by the senior management. This resulted in increasing the number of its 5G towers to nearly 2,000 towers to ensure a broader and more comprehensive coverage across all residential areas of Kuwait, chalets, farms and islands. Furthermore, Ooredoo Kuwait deployed 1,000 Long Term Evolution (LTE) expansions and upgrades to providing much faster data speeds, improved performance as well as lower operating costs.

Data Usage & Traffic

Amidst the pandemic, digital technologies and solutions are at the fore; hence, the number of internet users has significantly increased, particularly during the pandemic lockdowns and curfews. Ooredoo Kuwait witnessed 50% increase and growth in data and internet usage compared to last year, hence, it efficiently responded to this growth and increasing demand, which made it outperform its competitors, and provide superior experience on online gaming, e-learning, video streaming services and browsing Social Media channels and platforms.

FWA Technology

Additionally, Ooredoo launched 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) to provide internet access to customers in areas with low fiber penetration or expensive to install and maintain. The company has also taken major steps in improving productivity and performance for its business customers, by launching the Dedicated Internet Package (DIA), which provides a range of different speeds. It also ensures fast internet with a more secure internet connection than the broadband network services currently available for businesses.

KWD 68 million Investment

In a statement on this occasion, Abdulaziz Yaqoub Al-Babtain, CEO of Ooredoo Kuwait, expressed his contentment and pride after this accomplishment, and said: “We take pride of this achievement, which reflects our continuous efforts to achieve our vision of enriching people’s digital lives, which goes in-line with our strategy to empower Kuwait’s society by driving digital transformation. This strategy has continually ignited us to efficiently respond to the rapid changes and changing demands of our customers, and proactively provide them with effective digital solutions, products and services.”

Al-Babtain concluded by saying: “We have been working towards providing the best and fastest coverage at the state level, especially in developing the infrastructure of the Ooredoo network. An amount of KWD 68 million has been invested over the past two years with the aim of developing the network infrastructure and enriching our customers’ digital experience. Today, we thank them all for their trust and great loyalty.”

Extraordinary Excellence

Ookla CEO, Doug Settles, said: “Speedtest Awards, presented by Ookla, are reserved for an elite delegation of network operators that have delivered exceptional internet performance and coverage within a market. It is our pleasure to present Ooredoo with the award for “Fastest Mobile Network” in Kuwait. This recognition is testament to their exceptional performance in 2021 based on Ookla's rigorous analysis of consumer-initiated tests taken with Speedtest.”

50% Off

In celebration of this occasion, Ooredoo Kuwait offered its customers 50% discount on all postpaid Shamel Pro plans starting next week in addition to many other exclusive and special offers that customers will benefit from. Details regarding those offers will be posted on both the website www.ooredoo.com.kw and MyOoredoo App.

Network Sturdiness during Pandemic

Ooredoo was one of the first companies in Kuwait that established proactive strategies and offered constant support to the governmental bodies. In this approach, Ooredoo Kuwait has fueled the drive-in vaccination center on the south island of Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah bridge with a wide range of innovative digital products and services to support the medical staff and the overall vaccination process.

Further, and as part of its effort to promote vaccination against COVID-19 driven by the company’s national corporate social responsibility program, Ooredoo offered three months free of charge to all its customers -with post-paid subscriptions- who have had the COVID-19 vaccine. Ooredoo has also supported the government by offering it with a wide range of digital services to enable them to perform and operate more efficiently and effectively, including the cloud services and enhancing the infrastructure capabilities of health centers for vaccination against the COVID-19. In the same notion, Ooredoo Kuwait provided the medical staff and workers in the Ministry of Health with smart devices, handsets, and wireless network devices (routers) with SIM cards and Internet.

Online Education

The company also launched its “Edunation” Learning Platform, the provider of a new-age, learning environment. Ooredoo is the first telecommunications company in Kuwait to launch such a platform. “Edunation” is a provider of a new-age, learning environment. It strives to help students capitalize on teachable moments by giving them instant access to knowledge at all times. The platform resembles the full classroom experience, with online conferencing and the ability to conduct exams and complete assignments virtually. The Platform also allows educators, students, and parents to communicate easily online.

Ookla Flagship Platform

Ookla® is the global leader in mobile and broadband network intelligence, testing applications and related technologies. Speedtest®, Ookla's flagship network testing platform, collects hundreds of millions of measurements about the performance and quality of networks around the world each day.

Operators, businesses and government agencies alike rely on Ookla for unparalleled and immediate information on the state of networks and online services. Ookla’s portfolio of enterprise solutions also includes Downdetector®, which provides real-time analysis of status conditions and outages across industries such as network services, finance and gaming.

Ookla is part of Ziff Davis, a subsidiary of J2 Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: JCOM) and leading global digital-media company operating in three core verticals: Technology, Gaming and Shopping. Ookla’s headquarters are located in Seattle, WA with additional offices around the world. More information is available at www.ookla.com. 

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*Based on analysis by Ookla® of Speedtest Intelligence® data for Q1–Q2 2021. Ookla trademarks used under license and reprinted with permission.

About Ooredoo Kuwait:

Ooredoo Kuwait was established in December 1999 as the second operator in the country. Today, Since then, the company offers mobile, broadband internet and corporate managed services tailored to the needs of customers and businesses. The company operates number of telecom operators in the region: Ooredoo Algeria, Ooredoo Tunis, Ooredoo Maldives, and Ooredoo Palestine. Ooredoo Kuwait is a member of the international Ooredoo Group based in Doha, Qatar.

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