DOHA: Samena Telecommunications Council yesterday announced Vodafone Qatar as the latest addition to its rapidly growing membership base which comprises leading telecom operators and service providers from across the South Asia, Middle East, and North Africa region.
“As a key player in one of Samena region’s most active markets, where the Samena Council routinely seeks opportunities to contribute and participates in industry consultations, Vodafone Qatar can benefit significantly by becoming an important part of the Council’s major operator membership base,” said Bocar BA, CEO of Samena Council.
“Together, Samena Council and Vodafone Qatar can hope to make tangible contributions in voicing key perspectives on industry developments and needs, and particularly so for Qatar’s telecoms market. We are pleased to see Vodafone Qatar among us and we look forward to working with Kyle Whitehill and his team closely,” he said.
Kyle Whitehill, CEO of Vodafone Qatar, said: “We are proud to be part of such a distinguished community of industry peers. Samena Council’s expansive geographic reach and multi-stakeholder framework makes it a platform that is truly representative of the region’s telecom industry, ensuring that a range of perspectives are reflected in its policies and decisions.”
Vodafone Qatar will be able to leverage the Council’s regional and international reach as well as advocacy support programmes, which are designed to promote digitisation in the region, encourage investment in broadband infrastructure, approach regulatory and industry governance matters from transparent and consensus-driven perspectives, and to enable close communication among all the stakeholders.
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