Orange anticipates 3G subscribers to triple by year-end
Orange Jordan is reportedly anticipating the number of 3G users on its network to triple by the end of this year.
According to Jordan Telecom Group (JTG) CEO Nayla Khawam, the group will soon embark on expanding 3G services to cover all populated areas in the country. The firm launched the 3G services in March last year.
He added that by the end of 2011, the company expects the number of 3G services users on the network to hit 1 million. Orange Jordan’s internet users, which reached over 300,000 by the end of 2010, should exceed 500,000 by the end of 2011, after the operator boosted double-digit broadband speeds.
According to Khawam, Orange Jordan’s market share in the internet sector ranges from 60-70 percent. She indicated that the group’s investments this year will be worth around US$70 million.
Orange Jordan provides integrated telecommunication services to KADDB Investment Group
Orange Jordan the sole integrated telecommunication services and 3G+ operator signed an agreement with the KADDB Investment Group (KIG) – the commercial arm of the King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau (KADDB), to deliver a host of integrated telecom services. The agreement was signed by Orange Jordan’s Vice president Orange Jordan CEO Jordan Data communication Company Ltd Mr.Sami Smeirat and Eng.Mohammad F.Al Anaswa, CEO of KIG.
The services delivered by Orange Jordan will come as part of a comprehensive telecoms infrastructure deployed at KIG’s offices, including fixed line, mobile, and internet connectivity for members of the group’s team.
“An integrated telecoms infrastructure is an integral element for the success of any enterprise, particularly for a modern investment company,” commented Smeirat. “This agreement comes to reaffirm the positive reputation Orange Jordan enjoys due to providing high quality and better solutions, especially for enterprise. We are confident that this collaboration with KIG will be the start of a long and prosperous partnership and will bring ample opportunities to both parties.”
”KADBB investment group is considered one of the leading industrial Group in manufacturing and production, which works according to the highest standards in this regards, that makes KADBB Investment Group needs modern integrated telecommunication services to serve the group of companies to maintain and improve its capabilities” commented Al-Anaswah.
Launched in 2009, The KADDB Investment Group aims at establishing primarily manufacturing companies in the Defense, Security and Automotive industries along with all services that would compliment these industries. KIG handles KADDB’s business-related activities by having its qualified team evaluate business opportunity all the way to realizing its full potential as well as develop current businesses through effective implementation of business development.
It is worth noting that Orange Business Services was launched to serve business market and helps make business operations the best it can be-for private and public industry, in addition it provides integrated telecommunication services solutions and offers highest modern technology to enterprise customers.
Orange Jordan launches its 3G network
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: The highly anticipated 3G+ network of Orange Jordan has been formally launched which is the first of its kind in the Kingdom. Selected areas in Amman, Irbid and Zarqa will initially receive the service of the new network.
Over the next six months, the network will be gradually expanded to reach most populated areas in the Kingdom to give it 70% population coverage by the end of the summer. According to the company’s CEO Nayla Khawam, the services delivered by Orange’s 3G+ network would greatly bolster internet penetration in the Kingdom, which conforms to the national strategy that aims at increasing internet penetration by 50% by 2011.
Orange has also committed to utilize the full scope of content-driven 3G+ services. A strategic partnership agreement has been signed between Arab television networks MBC and Orange whereby several of the network’s popular programs and series will be streamed exclusively over Orange’s 3G+ network directly to subscribers’ handsets.
Orange Jordan to launch first 3G network
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: The 3G network launched by Orange Jordan is expected to cover some two million Jordanians by the end of the summer. The rolling out of W-CDMA network will be conducted in three phases.
In the first phase roll out, west Amman, Irbid and Zarqa will be covered. The second phase will be carried out in April and it will be expanded over the entire capital and Aqaba while in the third phase due by summer 2010, most urban locations will be covered. After the roll out, 70% of populated areas will receive the service, equivalent to around two million people.
JOD50 million (USD70 million) license for the introduction of 3G services had been granted to Orange by the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) in August last year. A year of exclusivity will be enjoyed by the company after which, on agreeing to the same license conditions, other mobile operators will be allowed to introduce 3G services.
Wataniya and Orange Jordan enter into partnership
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: In a bid to provide international and roaming calls at preferential rates, Orange Jordan and Wataniya Mobile Palestine entered into a strategic alliance by signing a deal. As per the deal, the subscribers of both the companies will pay a simple unified tariff per minute for calling internationally, roaming and receiving calls between Jordan and Palestine.
According to Orange CEO Nayla Khawam, through this deal, Orange will try to provide the best service to its subscribers in Jordan along with competitive offers with the highest quality of service.
Jordan Telecom in hunt for Qatari fixed line licence
France Telecom’s 51%-owned Jordanian venture Jordan Telecom (Orange Jordan) says it is interested in bidding for the second fixed line telephony licence in Qatar, details of which are due to be announced later this month. Amman-based daily Al Ghad reports that Jordan Telecom is confident it will be successful in its bid and cites the strong links it has with its Orange-branded French majority shareholder along with the technical and financial support it derives as key factors in its application. The Jordanian operator sees expansion in Qatar as key to its plan to increase revenues, estimated in the region of USD423 million. Jordan Telecom is competing with two international firms for the concession on offer, with the winner looking to go head-to-head with incumbent PTO Qatar Telecom.
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