Vodafone's Mobile Market Expands 63% in Qatar

Doha, May 16 (QNA) - Vodafone's mobile telecom market share in Qatar has grown 63% as of March 31, the company's financial year-end.
Over the last one year, Qatar's second telecom operator's customer base has reached a record 756,767. This represents 45% of the population of Qatar who are now using Vodafone services, the company said in a media statement issued Monday.
Vodafone Qatar's Acting CEO John Tombleson said, "We're proud that in two years of commercial operations over 750,000 customers have chosen to use Vodafone every day. This is a great achievement for our shareholders, staff and partners. We are committed to make a world of difference for all the people in Qatar and will continue to bring innovative and exciting services to the market."
Vodafone Qatar s network now supports customers making an average of 6 million minutes of calls every day. It has 100% 2G coverage across the whole of Qatar and has also deployed the latest available 3G technology, UMTS 2100 and 900, which provides 3G coverage to 98% of Qatar s population.
Vodafone will report its financial results for the year ended 31 March 2011 following a Board Meeting May 25, the media statement said. (QNA)