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OBSERVATIONS BY SAMENA COUNCIL

Ooredoo Kuwait Expanding

the FWA Landscape through

EHF Bands

With 5G now firmly established Ooredoo has taken significant Kuwait, emphasized, “Fixed
across the GCC region, operators strides to enhance connectivity for broadband is essential for Kuwait’s
are moving beyond deployment both residential and business users, economic growth and diversification.
to explore diverse use cases particularly in areas where traditional 5G Fixed Wireless Access is a key
and opportunities for network fiber networks are challenging to component of our strategy.”
monetization. As focus shifts toward implement.
advancing 5G Core networks, the
region is on the brink of realizing 5G Leveraging cutting-edge 5G Leveraging cutting-edge
Standalone (SA) technology—already technology, Ooredoo has bolstered 5G technology, Ooredoo
achieved in much of the Asia Pacific— its position as a leader in Kuwait’s
has bolstered its position
and looks forward to the arrival of digital transformation, aligning with
as a leader in Kuwait’s
5G-Advanced by 2025. the country’s Vision 2035 goals of
digital transformation,
economic diversification.
Amidst this evolution, Ooredoo Kuwait aligning with the country’s
stands at the forefront of Kuwait’s In a key move to further its FWA Vision 2035 goals of
growing mobile broadband market. ambitions, Ooredoo partnered with economic diversification.
Earlier this year, Ooredoo successfully Nokia to deploy a 5G FWA solution,
completed testing of 5G-Advanced enhancing broadband connectivity
mmWave technology in collaboration across Kuwait. Central to this effort Milestone Trials and Future Tests
with the Communication & is Nokia’s FastMile 5G Gateway, a Earlier this year, as competitors
Information Technology Regulatory self-installable device optimized introduced 5G RedCap, Ooredoo
Authority (CITRA), reinforcing its with Wi-Fi 6 and mesh technology. successfully completed trials of
leadership in the sector. This innovation delivers high-speed 5G mmWave (ITU’s Extremely
internet to homes and businesses, High Frequency range) focusing
Accelerating 5G Fixed Wireless ensuring wide coverage, enhanced on FWA applications. These trials,
Access in Kuwait performance, and lower operational conducted with CITRA, demonstrated
5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) costs. These advancements are unprecedented speeds and low-
is rapidly gaining momentum in critical in Ooredoo’s mission to extend latency performance, paving the way
Kuwait as infrastructure improves seamless internet access, even in the for improved internet experiences
and customer premises equipment most remote areas of Kuwait. in data-heavy activities like online
(CPE) advances. As Kuwait’s largest Essa Haider, Director of Network gaming, video conferencing, and
telecommunications provider, Planning and Design at Ooredoo immersive applications.

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