Vodafone Qatar selects VMware solutions to enhance 5G services roll-out

Vodafone Qatar selects VMware solutions to enhance 5G services roll-out

BARCELONA—Mobile World Congress 2023: VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) today announced that Vodafone Qatar—which provides a comprehensive range of services including voice, messaging, data, and ICT managed services for consumers and businesses in Qatar—has selected both VMware Telco Cloud Platform-5G Edition and VMware Cloud Foundation with Tanzu as the cornerstone of its modern cloud platform. This approach will enable it to fully utilize the power of 5G, cloud and modern applications to bring new services to market, supporting the country’s digitization ambitions in line with Qatar National Vision 2030.

Vodafone Qatar has provided telco services in Qatar since its launch in 2009 and now has more than two million mobile customers as of December 31, 2022. With the country buoyed by the success of the FIFA world cup in 2022 and the government pushing ahead with ambitious economic diversification plans, the company wants to accelerate its transition to modern applications and commercialize new 5G services while reducing complexity and cost in its IT and networks.

Ramy Boctor, Chief Technology Officer at Vodafone Qatar, said: “These solutions from VMware will support us in adopting modern infrastructures, speeding up our application development and bringing innovation to market faster. A reliable 5G network and modern suite