Ooredoo Oman and Telenor on Monday signed an agreement for LTE roaming exchange and international voice services.
Through Telenor’s diameter routing agent (DRA), Ooredoo Oman will have direct access to Telenor’s 270 global 4G networks as well as direct 4G access to Telenor’s 13 mobile operations worldwide, making 4G roaming to key destinations possible for Ooredoo Oman’s 2mn subscribers, Telenor said in a press release posted on its website.
The launch of LTE networks continues rapidly worldwide as mobile operators address increasing consumer demand for high bandwidth services such as multimedia content and applications.
“We are delighted to agree this contract with Ooredoo Oman as they are a key operator in the Gulf region. Our launch enables subscribers of both Ooredoo Oman and Telenor’s direct peering partners to benefit from 4G when roaming in each other’s networks, with improved call quality,” says Bjørn Iversen, CMO of global wholesale at Telenor.
“As we are the LTE gateway for Telenor, this agreement also enables subscribers of Ooredoo Oman to have direct 4G access to our 13 Telenor mobile operations globally,” adds Iversen.
James Maxwell, chief legal, regulatory and wholesale officer at Ooredoo Oman, said, “We have a long-standing and important relationship with Telenor, and we are very satisfied with their ability to understand our needs and complex challenges in deploying LTE roaming. By their extensive experience and ability for fast deployment of services we are now able to offer high quality 4G roaming and international voice services to our subscribers, with high call quality in mind.”
“Telenor has been a pioneer with LTE roaming, both globally and in many local markets, and their extensive global 4G coverage is of significant importance as it allows for quality roaming in both our networks,” he added.
Telenor Group is one of the world’s major mobile operators with 192mn mobile subscribers and mobile operations in 13 markets worldwide.