Vodafone Develops Five-Year Strategic Plan to Transform into Digital Service Operator

Doha, March 14 (QNA) - HE Chief Executive Officer of Vodafone Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah Al-Thani revealed that the company is currently developing a five-year strategic plan to transform into a digital service operator that keep abreast with the aspirations of the consumers and Qatar e-Government 2020 Strategy. In an interview with Qatari daily Al-Sharq published Thursday, HE the CEO of Vodafone Qatar said that the five-year strategy (Digi 2023) will transform the company from a cellular communications operator to a full communications operator and then a digital communications operator. It is keeping pace with the company's vision of building a strong infrastructure and with the advanced programs in this regard. He noted that Smart Qatar Program (TASMU) contributes greatly to facilitating corporate and government transactions. On the preparations of Vodafone Qatar for the 2022 World Cup, he stressed the readiness of the company to install communications services in the stadiums of the World Cup immediately after receiving the permits, adding that the company has already begun to develop the infrastructure of all areas expected to have visitors whether the transport areas, highways, commercial areas or museums. On the 5G and fiber optic services, he said that the company began to deploy fiber optic very intensely, and it was able over the past 6 and 7 months to deploy more than 10 times the previous network to cover more than 20 regions and the pace is accelerating. The company is also working on linking the northern and southern regions and linking them to industrial areas. HE Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah Al-Thani said that the company's financial performance was very good, noting that the restructuring was very important in an unimaginable way. He said that the most important thing is that Vodafone Qatar is making its own decisions and strategy for Qatar, which is related to Qatar Vision and the license that was expensive has become less expensive now and with the local administration the company has become in a very different situation. Speaking about the social responsibility, he stressed that the company attaches great importance to social responsibility, pointing to the "Secure Technology World" program which aims to enhance the digital and technological knowledge of parents in order to ensure the safety of children and adolescents while using technology. (QNA)