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providers co-locate critical telecom and IT access to business ecosystems made up continue bolstering the wholesale telecom
infrastructure. Once completed, the data of +2,900 cloud providers, +1,700 network landscape in the region and beyond.
center in Oman will be a part of Platform providers, and +800 content and digital The company is keen on implementing
Equinix™ which is comprised of over media providers worldwide. Through its strategic and innovative projects to further
200 data centers globally and provides wholesale arm, Omantel is committed to enhance the outlook of the sector.

Omantel Collaborates with Siemens to Bring Smart Digital Solutions in
Healthcare

In yet another path-breaking step only natural that these assets be optimally aimed at enhancing productivity, boosting
towards harnessing ICT to improve utilized to further strengthen the health efficiently and flexibility, transparency,
people’s lives, Omantel, the frontrunner sector with such solutions. As such, we compliance, safety and security. To achieve
in telecommunications and ICT in are pleased to partner with Siemens, a these goals under the defined scope, the
the Sultanate, has joined hands with global leader in providing tailored ICT partnership will work together using four
Siemens to bring smart solutions (smart solutions for the healthcare sector”. On broad cases: improved patient outcomes
hospitals) to the country’s healthcare her part, Claudia Vergueiro Massei, CEO through circadian lighting, improved staff
sector. Omantel aims to use its expansive of Siemens Oman said, “The demand for productivity through patient tracking and
state-of-the-art ICT infrastructure to healthcare services is growing. Patients asset tracking and quicker information on
bring advanced solutions to healthcare have ever-increasing expectations about emergencies. Circadian lighting regulates
practitioners and provide better outcomes the quality of healthcare treatments and activity patterns of the brain in humans
for the patients. Siemens, a robust name services. Not only that, researches show as per natural light available in the 24-
in infrastructure digitalization among that the building environment can impact hour pattern. Simulating circadian lighting
many other specialties, showcased the the healing process – comfortable spaces in healthcare has shown proven results
advanced capabilities of eHealth & Smart help patients recover faster and allows with improved patient performance to
City Solutions at Omantel’s 3rd Annual ICT the staff to work more efficiently. Our treatment, health and safety. A tracking
Summit which took place in November. digital solutions allow us to revolutionize system will help monitor the patient in
Commenting on the partnership, Eng. hospitals on the human, financial and and out of the healthcare facility, and will
Baha Allawati, VP of Omantel’s Enterprise operational levels. We are therefore be able to inform/warn health institutions
Unit said, “At Omantel, we always keep the pleased with the opportunity provided to about emergencies, if any. Asset tracking
people at the heart of our plans toward us with this important partnership with the systems, meanwhile, is a digital way to
achieving a digitally enriched society. leading telecom operator in the Sultanate track inventory across departments in
Healthcare is a growing critical sector to support its citizens and residents to hospitals and clinics and reduce costs due
with a host of advanced technologies have access today to the patient care to loss, damage, and theft. These systems
being introduced to benefit patients of tomorrow” Furthermore, continuing improve the inventory management
and healthcare institutions alike. we Omantel’s strategic direction towards the processes, thus saving precious time and
continue to boast various state-of-the- Sultanate’s digital transformation, the tie- enhancing staff productivity. With these
art technologies in telecommunications, up stands to hugely benefit the public and introductions, Omantel will be successfully
digital transformation, IT, innovative private healthcare sectors as it opens the integrating ICT with public service through
services and smart solutions, and it was doors to host of revolutionizing solutions healthcare in Oman.

Orange Jordan Launches Campaign on Safe Use
of Technology

Orange Jordan launched The Gift, a new use of the internet on all devices to protect safely and responsibly. He added, “We
awareness campaign, simultaneously users of all ages and interests. Marigny realize that along with our commitment
with the group’s launch. The campaign said that modern technologies provide to offering the latest internet services
was announced in a press conference, immense opportunities for users, but at the and technologies that meet international
held by the CEO of Orange Jordan, Thierry same time, many responsibilities for better standard, is a sense of responsibility to
Marigny, and a number of executives. With use, noting that the company offers a wide raise awareness on best internet uses,
the slogan “we all have great power, we all range of concrete products and services especially among users under 18 years old,
have great responsibility”, The Gift aims to to provide customers with information or who need technology to help them innovate
highlight the safe, secure and responsible tools designed to help them use technology and develop without any negative side

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