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on-demand, in line with Paltel’s future sharing, education, entertainment, public network. This has shifted smart service
business objectives. services, family life and a lot more for our providers’ focus on operational simplicity
• Juniper’s local partner, BCI, worked with customers every day. For us, this is a huge and service assurance driven by software
Paltel to install the new network. responsibility and Paltel is confident that automation as a business transformer.
“Paltel regards digital communications as Juniper is exactly the right partner to help We think of this in terms of going beyond
a fundamental, non-negotiable element for us succeed.” Ammar Aker, Chief Executive building better networks; it is about making
the community that we serve. Therefore, Officer, Paltel Group said, “Scale and the experience of networking better. I am
the network platform has to be so much performance have always been important very pleased that Juniper is working with
more than ‘just’ a set of products; it attributes, and supporting today’s digital Paltel to deliver the best possible network
really is the enabler of a flawless digital requirements and expectations have led for its users.”
experience across business, information to increasingly complex demands on the

Consumers in Turkey Benefit from Better CDN
Interconnections

SpeedChecker, the mobile crowdsourcing have benefitted from Cloudflare’s recent Türk in various parts of the country. Things
company released a new report (July upgrades of its Istanbul POPs for all can only get better as Turkey continues
2021) on the performance of mobile MNOs. The top 3 MNOs have seen speed with its End-to-End Domestic and National
networks in Turkey. This report is part of an increases of up to 50% compared to our 5G Communication Network Project. This
ongoing commitment from SpeedChecker previous report in January 2021. The is part of a national strategy (2019-2013)
to benchmark true user experience. The results have Turkcell 10 Mb/s ahead of to transition to 5G and promote domestic
SpeedChecker report has been compiled Türk who are, themselves, 10 Mb/s ahead production, machine to machine and the
using data from 66,626 unique mobile of Vodafone. Vodafone customers are still internet of things. Read more in the ITU 5G
devices performing 98,275 tests in 1 getting an impressive 20 Mb/s (up from Country Profile.
week in July 2021. Consumers in Turkey 14 Mb/s in our January report and match

SpeedChecker: Demand for 5G Expected to Grow as 5G is Launched in Oman

SpeedChecker, the mobile crowdsourcing 2030). Ooredoo is working with Nokia for the consumers in Oman to be better
company released a new report (June to deploy FWA (Fixed Wireless Access) informed about the benefits of 5G to
2021) on the performance of mobile to offer 4G and 5G experience. They are encourage uptake. The report states that
networks in Oman. This report is part of an also continuing to expand 1Gb FTTH to 20 per cent more smartphone users would
ongoing commitment from SpeedChecker two new locations. A report by Ericsson have taken up 5G had the knowledge gap
to benchmark true user experience. The ConsumerLab has highlighted the need been addressed.
SpeedChecker report has been compiled
using data from 38,874 unique mobile
devices performing 56,838 tests in 3 weeks
in June 2021. There has been little change
in Oman mobile speeds since our previous
report in December 2020. There is nothing
to choose between Omantel and Ooredoo
with both offering excellent speeds in
excess of 20 Mb/s. These speeds are set to
improve as Omantel have followed up their
successful tests of 5G in June with the first
launch of 5G in Oman in September. This
launch is in alignment with the ITU’s goals
of Growth, Inclusiveness, Sustainability,
Innovation and Partnership (ITU Connect

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