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Iraq's Telecommunication Giant, Asiacell, Announced "Best Mobile Network"

as it Receives 2 Awards From Ookla

Asiacell, commenced the year of 2022 with Speed ScoreTM of 48.73. This asserts how Asiacell has been consistently offering the
two awards that reinforced its position as Asiacell provides its subscribers in Iraq fastest 4G experience for many quarters
the leading mobile network in Iraq. Asia- with the most superior experience with the and with our continued efforts to provide
cell announced today the results of over nation’s best mobile coverage. The tele- superior experience. With the launch of our
240,000 user initiated tests taken using com sector has been long suffering from 4G+ experience, it is now the fastest mo-
Speedtest® by Ookla® which confirmed many challenges. Asiacell has aided the bile network in the country, as verified by
Asiacell has the Fastest Mobile Network government to overcome these challenges Ookla. We believe in helping our custom-
and the Best Mobile Coverage in Iraq based by working on fixing the infrastructure and ers thrive in the digital era - be it for learn-
on H2 2021 results confirming it as Iraq’s investing in improving the quality of ser- ing & development, work, entertainment.”
Best Mobile Network.* This premium rank- vices the telecom industry has to offer. The Doug Suttles, CEO at Ookla, said: ““Speed-
ing came after Asiacell’s enhancements tag comes at a time when customers are test Awards, presented by Ookla, are re-
which allowed the telecom to provide its heavily dependent on a mobile network's served for an elite delegation of network
customers with 4G+ services. This was all speed to remain digitally connected. Asi- operators that have delivered exceptional
made possible by the massive investment acell was able to prove its leading status internet performance and coverage with-
which Asiacell did in the near to non-ex- as the true and only mobile provider to of- in a market. It is our pleasure to present
istent infrastructure the telecommunica- fer both the fastest connection and best Asiacell with the awards for Fastest Mo-
tions sector had in Iraq and the dedication coverage based on H2 2021 results. Mr. bile Network and Best Mobile Coverage in
and hard work which the Asiacell team did Omer Faleh, Director of Public Relations Iraq. This recognition is testament to their
to ensure that their services remain premi- and Communications at Asiacell, said: “It exceptional performance in Q3-Q4 2021
um even through the COVID-19 pandemic. is our pleasure to be presented with the based on Ookla's rigorous analysis of con-
Speedtest® results confirmed Asiacell as award for Fastest Mobile Network in Iraq sumer-initiated tests taken with Speed-
Best Mobile Coverage in Iraq by providing and Best Mobile coverage. This recogni- test."* Based on analysis by Ookla® of
network coverage in over 99% of Iraqi lo- tion is testament to Asiacell’s exception- Speedtest Intelligence® data Q3–Q4 2021.
cations observed. It also named Asiacell al performance based on Ookla's rigorous Ookla trademarks used under license and
as Fastest Mobile Network thanks to its analysis of consumer-initiated tests taken. reprinted with permission.

Libyan-Tunisian-Algerian Conference for Digital Transformation Creates

New Investment Opportunities

The head of the Libyan-Tunisian-Algerian creating new investment opportunities in of many countries to adopt this type of
Conference for Digital and Free Economy the three countries. Abusriwill said to the economy, compared to other countries
Transformation in Africa, Yassin Abusriwill, Tunisian Diwan FM that the conference that have achieved huge profits, close to
has confirmed that Tunisia will host a will enhance the role of the digital and free 11.5 trillion dollars.
conference next March that will focus on economy in Africa, stressing the failure
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