Ooredoo Group has begun showcasing integrated connectivity, data centre and artificial intelligence computing services at MWC26 Doha, positioning its infrastructure businesses as a combined offering for corporate customers.The Qatar-based telecommunications group is participating as Strategic Operator Partner at the exhibition, running from Sunday to Tuesday at Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre. Its stand, B40, features demonstrations and presentations organised around five activities: Connect, Host, Compute, Apply and Monetise.
The demonstrations are intended to illustrate how businesses can combine network access, hosting facilities and computing capacity to improve operations, deliver customer services and develop additional revenue streams. Ooredoo has presented these as potential applications rather than announcing quantified commercial gains from the exhibition.
The five-part presentation links infrastructure ownership with services offered to enterprise users. Connectivity supplies the underlying networks, while hosting and computing provide facilities and processing resources. The application and monetisation elements focus on how customers might translate those capabilities into operational uses and commercial products. Ooredoo has not disclosed exhibition-specific contracts or revenue targets for the demonstrations.
Group chief executive Aziz Aluthman Fakhroo used Sunday's Digital Leadership Forum to emphasise that deploying artificial intelligence, robotics and other advanced technologies depends on resilient, adaptable telecommunications infrastructure. He identified investment, network interoperability and regulation as conditions for extending the benefits of digital services.
Fakhroo also addressed the integration of terrestrial networks with satellite communications, a development intended to extend coverage into remote and underserved areas. He argued that operators must make better use of existing mobile and broadband technologies while preparing for subsequent generations of connectivity.
The company's exhibition reflects its effort to expand beyond conventional mobile subscriptions into infrastructure and computing services. Its business activities now include data centres, international fibre connectivity and dedicated AI processing capacity, alongside telecommunications operations across its markets.
Ooredoo's latest nine-month financial update provided figures behind that strategy. The group said its Syntys data centre platform had completed an additional 4.5 megawatts of capacity at QData, fully contracted under a build-to-suit arrangement. A further 26 megawatts of data centre capacity was under construction in Qatar to meet customer demand.
The company also highlighted progress at Ooredoo Fibre Networks, its international connectivity business, and the introduction of ZanKore, an AI computing platform developed with Indosat, Nvidia and Nokia. These initiatives are designed to address demand for services requiring both reliable data transmission and substantial processing power.
Its infrastructure expansion includes a regional tower partnership with Zain Group. Ooredoo said the partnership completed its first closing in Qatar and Kuwait during October, bringing another component of its infrastructure portfolio into a shared operating structure. The group has not presented the tower transaction as a new agreement signed at MWC Doha.
The conference itself is organised by the GSMA in partnership with Qatar's Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. Its second Doha edition brings together telecommunications companies, technology suppliers, policymakers and investors, with discussions covering AI deployment, advanced networks and ways of generating commercial returns from 5G investment.
The GSMA has identified connected infrastructure, artificial intelligence applications and intelligent economies as central themes of this year’s programme. The exhibition is taking place alongside the International Telecommunication Union’s Plenipotentiary Conference, bringing industry discussions into proximity with wider debates over communications policy and international cooperation.
At the opening day's forum, VEON Group chief executive Kaan Terzioglu also stressed the economic importance of dependable connectivity. International Telecommunication Union secretary-general Doreen Bogdan-Martin called for cooperation among mobile operators and satellite providers to extend services and narrow gaps in digital access.
Separately, Qatar's Communications Regulatory Authority presented results from advanced mobile technology trials conducted with Ooredoo Qatar and Vodafone Qatar, with Huawei participating as technology partner. The authority said the tests demonstrated possibilities for higher speeds, greater network capacity and improved performance as the industry considers technologies associated with future 6G systems.
Ooredoo executives are scheduled to participate in further conference sessions covering satellite and non-terrestrial networks, smart mobility, future networks, cybersecurity, AI infrastructure and intelligent data centres. The programme also includes discussions about customer relationships involving AI agents and the use of artificial intelligence within telecommunications networks.
Ooredoo operates in nine markets and serves nearly 150 million customers, according to its corporate profile. The company reported revenue of QAR24.6 billion for 2025, and its shares are listed on the Qatar Stock Exchange and Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange.
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