Experience Ooredoo Supernet

We’re 5G Revolution Pioneers

We were the first in the world to launch a commercially available 5G network in 2018 and we’ve gone from strength to strength. Our 5G network offers download and upload speeds never seen before, alongside phenomenal reliability, impressive coverage and groundbreaking potential!

Some 70% of Qatar is now covered by 5G, and with more and more devices being 5G-enabled, it won’t be long before everyone can experience the incredible power of 5G. We’ve even included 5G as part of the recent revamp of our postpaid plans.

We’ve been working tirelessly to test our awesome 5G network; a driverless aerial taxi, a connected yacht, 5G services in moving vehicles, remote medical care with 5G-enabled ambulances, and an 8K virtual reality experience. We’ve also trialled key technologies – such as AI and Augmented Reality - that will transform major events with unrivalled speeds and reliability and a never-seen-before fan experience. Ad we made yet more telecomms history with the world’s first international 5G video call between Ooredoo Group’s head office in Doha and Ooredoo Kuwait’s head office in Kuwait City.

Groundbreaking, pioneering, trailblazing… that’s Ooredoo’s 5G Supernet.

Partnering With Technology Giants

We’re working with the world’s biggest technology giants to make our 5G dreams a reality. At Mobile World Congress in 2019, we signed a partnership with Ericsson, enabling us to leverage its awesome technology in order to achieve our 5G ambitions.

We’re utilising Ericsson’s industry-leading Ericsson Radio System, its New Radio solutions and its 10Gbps microwave network to fully digitally transform and modernise our mobile networks in order to roll out the latest 5G technologies across Qatar.

Once all our network stations are 5G-ready, and with 5G-enabled devices, our customers will be able to access download speeds about 100 times faster than current 4G networks. Now that’s phenomenal!

Ooredoo Brings Free Wi-Fi to the Sky

Ooredoo partners with Qatar Airways to provide unmatched connectivity in the air. Thanks to Ooredoo, passengers travelling on Qatar Airways can stay in touch with work, friends and loved ones on the ground using its incredible in-air Wi-Fi.

Our Supernet Coverage

Our experience of mobile networks is unrivalled; we’ve been developing ours since 1994, by far the longest in the country. Our 4G- and 5G-capable Supernet network covers every corner of Qatar, whether a remote corner of the desert of the bustling hub that is Doha’s city centre. Wherever you are in Qatar, you can rely on Ooredoo.

Incredible Network Modernisation with Ericsson

We marked yet another milestone in our 5G revolution with the deployment of Ericsson’s Spectrum Sharing technology and the upgrade of more than 1,400 5G sites across Qatar.

We were the first in the Middle East region and one of only three operators worldwide to deploy the revolutionary Ericsson Spectrum Sharing technology on our network, as part of a modernisation programme designed to enhance the ongoing development of full nationwide 5G coverage and to ensure progress is smooth, efficient and adaptable.

Critical to the provision of high-speed, reliable internet for Qatari citizens and residents is the ability for Ooredoo to run our traffic on 4G and 5G simultaneously on the same frequency band and radio hardware, which is made possible by the Ericsson Spectrum Sharing technology, a key part of Ericsson’s 5G platform.

The vastly enhanced capabilities of Ooredoo’s 5G network will accelerate the digitalisation of industries, generating new opportunities and enabling the launch and deployment of new, advanced technologies. User experience will also vastly improve, with significantly higher speeds and higher-capacity services.

From an operations perspective, the collaboration with technology leader Ericsson enables smoother management of data traffic for Ooredoo, alongside simplification of network operations.

Testing New Generation Technology

Working with tech giants Ericsson, we’ve successfully tested the 200MHz spectrum and achieved a record system throughput of 4.2Gbps. In simple terms, this means we can offer speeds and reliability that will allow customers to maximise the benefits of streaming services, virtual learning environments, cloud gaming and augmented and/or virtual reality applications.

Likewise, it will allow businesses to pursue new customer bases, while potentially streamlining their contribution to such endeavours as smart cities, telemedicine and logistics.