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Omantel Wins Top Honors at Alam Al-Iktissad Wal-Amal (AIWA) Awards

that changed the work and life landscape.
Committed to globally benchmarked
quality, Omantel believes in constantly
innovating to offer the very best for our
customers. I am also personally honored
to be named the ‘CEO of the Year’ for which
I owe to the team at Omantel. We believe in
contributing to the nation’s growth and are
committed to taking on bigger challenges
in the future. We will strive to continue to
offer customers a best-in-class experience
to meet and exceed their needs.” Omantel
has been sustaining the title of a ‘nation
builder’ through it’s various initiatives.
The company allocates OMR 500,000
every year to launch and support CSR
projects. It builds the capacities of Omani
youth by empowering them in various
fields through training programmes.
In addition to providing business
Omantel, Sultanate’s pioneering integrated business partnerships. Talal Al Mamari opportunities, supporting SMEs through
telecommunications services provider, was honored for leading Omantel, a world- customized solutions and packages is a
bagged top honors at the recently held class telecom company, through a major priority for the company. The company
Alam Al-Iktissad Wal-Amal (AIWA) awards. evolution towards greater sustainability. launched Omantel Innovation Labs and
While Omantel was named the ‘Nation He was recognized for maneuvering co-founded the OMHUB platform to
Builder of the Year’, Talal bin Said Al the company by embracing change support entrepreneurship and innovation.
Mamari, CEO of Omantel, was honored with and enhancing its focus on innovation, The firm has been investing in the latest
the ‘CEO of the Year in the telecom sector. technology, and digitalization. Under telecommunications technologies to
The AIWA awards, organized by Alam Al- his leadership, Omantel has achieved achieve the objectives of the National
Iktissad Wal-Amal magazine, felicitates operational distinction while setting global Digital Economy Program in accordance
top-performing companies in Oman. The standards in finding sustainable social with Oman Vision 2040. Omantel is the
coveted award honors companies that solutions benefitting businesses, people, Sultanate’s first and leading integrated
have attained extraordinary achievements and communities. He has led & supported telecommunications services provider,
and innovations. The commendation many of the company’s major projects and enabling the digital society to flourish,
reaffirmed Omantel's prowess as a initiatives such as its initial public offering to allowing new ways of doing business
leader in network. ICT, operations, new divest government’s stake. He also played and delivering a world of information,
implementations, innovative products an important role in Omantel’s second IPO news and entertainment. While striving to
and services. The only telecom company and in the company’s acquisition of 21.9% ensure optimum customer satisfaction,
to be honored at the awards, Omantel stake in Kuwait-based Zain Group. Talal Al Omantel plays a key social role to provide
was recognized for its leadership in Mamari said, “We are delighted to receive the necessary support and subsidy to all
building the nation, supporting the society, this prestigious award which recognizes sectors of the Omani society.
encouraging the youth and sustaining its the hard work of our team during a period

Six Omani Start-Ups Join Omantel’s Innovation Labs

Omantel, the leading telecommunications to refine the technical feasibility, market The six companies are:
company in Oman, is thrilled to announce desirability, and financial viability of their • Autoplant an AI and IoT solutions for the
that six innovative Omani Starts-Ups products and operations. Only six startups farming industry to improve agricultural
have successfully joined the Omantel were selected after a rigorous selection decision making
Innovation Labs as part of the first cohort process led by Oman Technology Fund, • Lamma, Oman’s first super app, a
of the Omantel Accelerator. The Omantel which included online applications, a unified communication platform with
Accelerator, delivered in partnership with three-day bootcamp and interviews with payment integration
Brinc, is tailored to the needs of each of subject-matter experts from Omantel, OTF • Mamun, an embedded credit, payments
the participating startups to support them and Brinc . & insurance platform

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