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SpeedChecker: Which Qatari Mobile Network Operator Offers the Best Overall
User Experience On 5G Phones?

SpeedChecker, the mobile crowdsourcing
company released a new report on the
performance of mobile networks in Qatar.
This report is part of an ongoing commitment
from SpeedChecker to benchmark true user
experience. The SpeedChecker report has been
compiled using data from 55,625 unique mobile
devices performing 97,866 tess in three weeks in
May 2021. Our results and comparison with last
year show that customers in Qatar have noticed
an increase in performance of 19% or more since
our last report in November 2020. This comes
after a substantial investment in 5G technology
by Ooredoo and Vodafone allowing for speeds
of up to 1Gb/s. SAMENA Trends March 2021.
This is part of the Qatar National Vision 2030.
Customers of Ooredoo and Vodafone switching
to 5G compatible phones can expect to see
speeds increase by 2 to 3 times as shown in our
Upgrade Index. The average speed is very similar
for both operators at over 75 Mb/s. Although
Ooredoo has the fastest downloads across all
devices there is nothing to choose between them
when it comes to 5G phones.

stc Bahrain Wins “Best Consumer Security Solutions”

Award with International Finance Awards

stc Bahrain, a world-class digital enabler, double by 2025. According to statistics actions to mitigate the threats or provide
has received the prestigious “Best Cybercrime is set to cost the world $10.5 mitigation steps for customers to act
Consumer Security Solutions” award trillion annually by 2025. Furthermore, against the identified threats, ensuring the
in the International Finance Awards the number of Internet connected devices security and compliance of the critical IT
2021. The award was presented to stc is expected to increase from 31 billion in assets. stc is in partnership with world-
Bahrain in acknowledgement of its digital 2020 to 35 billion in 2021 and 75 billion class cybersecurity vendors and utilize
transformation journey and world-class in 2025. For that reason, stc Bahrain local cybersecurity resources to protect
customer experience. International has places its customers security at businesses, maintain compliance and
Finance is a premium business and finance the core of its operations and continues service availability from the growing
magazine published by UK’s International to develop and invest in solutions to threats. Additionally, stc Bahrain’s ICT
Finance Publications Limited. Dynamic enable them to safely network with the solutions provide services which include
nature of highly disruptive cyberthreats are highest standards of service possible. As design, deployment, configuration,
among the key challenges that consumers a result, stc Bahrain has launched a full integration, testing and maintenance for
and business owners must contend with array of managed cybersecurity services the customers security. Furthermore, stc
in today's hyperconnected world. An that includes, security monitoring and Bahrain’s Cybersecurity Services with
increasing demand for organization to reporting, web application firewall, end 24/7 SOC can be provided to a range of
protect their operation as cyberattacks on point security, vulnerability assessment business sectors such as government
critical infrastructure rated the fifth top risk and penetration testing. Under cyber entities, SME’s and large corporations
in 2020 the risk continues to grow in 2021 security offering, stc Bahrain CSC will from multiple industries such as banking,
as IoT cyberattacks alone are expected to monitor and provide recommended transportation, aviation, hospitality,

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