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Eng. Salman Bin Abdul Aziz Al Badran
CEO
Mobily

Mr. Salman Badran expressed the appreciation on having been re-elected as a member
of SAMENA Council’s Board of Directors representing Etihad Etisalat Mobily. Mobily’s
CEO mentioned the importance of SAMENA Council in enabling harmonization among
stakeholders and in facilitate growth of the digital economy via proper collaboration in
setting relevant policies, strategies, and regulations of the ICT sector.

Mobily’s recent achievements:
• Mobily has recorded bust operating performance in Q4 2019, reporting the highest operating cash flows since 2011. Mobily’s
quarterly and annual financial statements underpinned its organic growth, as the company turned profitable in 2019 for the first
time in 5 years. The telecom operator incurred SAR 93 million in Q4 2019, related to the financing agreement aimed at cutting
the cost of finance over the coming 3 years. Also, a sum SAR 113 million related to a technical support agreement with Emirates
Telecommunication Group Company (Etisalat) was settled in Q4 2019. Mobily reported SAR 31 million in profit in 2019, versus SAR
123 million losses a year earlier. It also posted SAR 125.08 million in losses in Q4 2019, versus net profit of SAR 79.95 million in the
same period in 2018.
• Mobily has delivered better user Experience by complete the Modernize 9500+ physical sites on the network and adding 580+ new
sites with full configuration. In addition to launching the 5G services, and made a major successful completion of the first 5G call
made using 5G stand-alone (5G SA) network in the Kingdom. The 5G SA network does not rely on traditional 4G technology and
offers pure 5G network technology from handset to radio and to the core offering higher speeds along with ultra-low latency.
• Mobily was Ranked #1 in Hajj 2019 speed Test as per Ookla. For the 2nd year in a row with improvement reached 78%.
• Boosting Wi-Fi coverage by adding more than 8000 access point enhanced Wi-Fi footprint.
• Smart metering (Smart Energy Consumptions) One of the largest projects in MENA that use capabilities of IoT technologies in smart
energy management and consumptions. Implementing 10 million smart meters across the Kingdom for Saudi Electricity Company
(SEC) which include management, manufacturing, installation and operating, digital connectivity and technical connectivity with
other management systems.
• Mobily has developed and built about 58 Data Centers in Saudi Arabia, with high capabilities, redundancy, and diversity.
• Mobily App has the highest rating from the customer at 4.7.

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