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Orange Jordan, JOHUD Renew Long Standing

Partnership

Orange Jordan has recently renewed its hardships. Orange Jordan’s is committed families. On the sidelines of the signing
strategic partnership with the Jordanian to the sustainable development of local ceremony, Marigny met 15 students who
Hashemite Fund for Human Development communities, in light of its corporate Orange Jordan support academically via
(JOHUD), commemorating over 15 year of social responsibility (CSR),” stressing that the fund's "Doroub Al Ilim" program, which
cooperation. Orange Jordan’s CEO, Thierry the company will continue to drive positive offers scholarships to underprivileged
Marigny, and JOHUD’s Executive Director, impact and change through civil society students in public universities to help them
Farah Daghistani signed the agreement partners. On the other hand, Daghistani pursue their degrees. Marigny stressed
under which the company will continue expressed the fund’s pride in its partnership that these students will build the future
providing annual support to the Goodwill with Orange Jordan, which stands as and contribute to the country’s socio-
Campaign which focuses on supporting a model for successful collaborations economic development. In 2019, Orange
underprivileged families and children in between national institutions to provide Jordan supported the fund’s free medical
three main areas: healthcare, education, humanitarian aid, promote social days, which falls under “Lamset Shifa”
and winter aids. Speaking at the signing solidarity and drive positive change. program, helping more than 7,000 people
ceremony, Marigny said that "We are proud Daghistani praised Orange Jordan's role across the Kingdom. The company also
of our partnership with JOHUD, which in bringing about the true meaning of supported other initiatives such as the
dates to 2001, which has impacted the social responsibility by supporting the innovation and knowledge conference
lives of many beneficiaries, empowered fund’s Goodwill campaign’s initiatives as “Ibtikarthon,” and JOHUD’s radio, Farah Al
different segments of the society, and well as other programs and contributing Nas –a media platform dedicated for young
helped underprivileged individuals facing to raising living standards of beneficiary content makers. Under this partnership,
Orange Jordan continues to support
Women Digital Centers program which is
executed in JOHUD’s offices around the
kingdom under the company’s Community
Digital Centers program. The program,
which is executed in: Queen Zein Al Sharaf
Institute for Development, Social and
Psychological Support Center in Amman,
Princess Basma Development Centers in
Madaba, Taibeh area Ma'an, and Khalidiya
area in Mafraq, provides beneficiaries with
the necessary training to help them start
their businesses, use social media to sell
their products and generate income to
support their families and societies.

Zain and Huawei to Build Middle East’s First SRv6
Based Intelligent IP Network

At a recent launch event themed "5G, Bring in the Middle East and Africa, serving 49.5 latency communication (URLLC), and
New Value", which was hosted by Huawei million users. Processing an average of Massive Machine-Type Communications
in London, Zain Group announced its 10,500 TB data per day across its footprint (mMTC). Furthermore, Zain plans to
cooperation with Huawei to build a 5G and that is ever-growing, reliable connectivity develop new services such as VR/AR and
cloud-oriented, intelligent SRv6-based through 5G services is vital for Zain in high quality private lines. This requires
IP transport network, which is the first ensuring a great mobile experience for its the transport network to support larger
of its kind in the Middle East. It features users. Therefore, it is vital for the transport capacity and provide committed service
ultra-broadband, committed SLA, and network to support 5G services in three level agreements (SLAs) to ensure the
autonomous driving function. Zain Group major scenarios, namely, enhanced Mobile bandwidth and latency requirements
is a leading multinational mobile operator Broadband (eMBB), ultra-reliable low- of various services. Additionally, as

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