what about this, isn't it clear that he's saying "Qtel and Vodafone can communicate with each other."
Vodafone, Qtel clinch key accords
Publish Date: Wednesday,18 March, 2009, at 12:35 PM Doha Time
By Pratap John
Qatar’s two telecom service providers – Qtel and Vodafone - have signed two major agreements to share mobile towers and enable their customers to communicate with each other.
The ‘Outdoor Site Sharing Agreement’, the first one of its kind in the region, allows Qtel and Vodafone Qatar to share each other’s mobile towers.
Both companies will have separate active mobile networks.
The ‘Interconnection Agreement’ is a wholesale deal, which allows customers of Qtel and Vodafone Qatar to communicate with each other.
The two agreements for outdoor site sharing and interconnection were bilaterally negotiated and officially signed in Doha by Qtel Group CEO Dr Nasser Marafih and Vodafone Qatar CEO Grahame Maher.
Outdoor site sharing is ‘particularly significant’ because it is the first time in the region that it has been agreed upon. Site sharing between an incumbent and a second operator before full commercial launch is rarely seen in the global telecom landscape as well.
By sharing sites, the two companies will both be able to provide extensive mobile network coverage, to streamline costs and reduce environmental and community impact by avoiding the unnecessary duplication of towers across Qatar.
Dr Marafih said, “Qtel has long supported competition within Qatar’s communications sector, as we believe that it will highlight the world class service that Qtel provides to its customers who are at the heart of everything we do. These agreements – which have been mutually supported as fair and equitable – are a concrete demonstration of the fact that Qtel welcomes competition.
“Under the agreement on outdoor site sharing, we expect Qtel will share more than half of Qtel’s mobile network towers.”
Maher said, “Vodafone Qatar is delighted to have signed these two important agreements with Qtel. Interconnection enables Vodafone Qatar customers, who number 1000 now, to communicate with Qtel customers. Outdoor site sharing is consistent with Vodafone Qatar bringing leading international practice to Qatar to ensure that both of us provide national mobile network coverage and support the environment by reducing unnecessary duplication of towers.”
Vodafone Qatar said it believes the signing of the two agreements will be the ‘start of an important partnership’ at the wholesale level with Qtel..
what about this, isn't it clear that he's saying "Qtel and Vodafone can communicate with each other."
Vodafone, Qtel clinch key accords
Publish Date: Wednesday,18 March, 2009, at 12:35 PM Doha Time
By Pratap John
Qatar’s two telecom service providers – Qtel and Vodafone - have signed two major agreements to share mobile towers and enable their customers to communicate with each other.
The ‘Outdoor Site Sharing Agreement’, the first one of its kind in the region, allows Qtel and Vodafone Qatar to share each other’s mobile towers.
Both companies will have separate active mobile networks.
The ‘Interconnection Agreement’ is a wholesale deal, which allows customers of Qtel and Vodafone Qatar to communicate with each other.
The two agreements for outdoor site sharing and interconnection were bilaterally negotiated and officially signed in Doha by Qtel Group CEO Dr Nasser Marafih and Vodafone Qatar CEO Grahame Maher.
Outdoor site sharing is ‘particularly significant’ because it is the first time in the region that it has been agreed upon. Site sharing between an incumbent and a second operator before full commercial launch is rarely seen in the global telecom landscape as well.
By sharing sites, the two companies will both be able to provide extensive mobile network coverage, to streamline costs and reduce environmental and community impact by avoiding the unnecessary duplication of towers across Qatar.
Dr Marafih said, “Qtel has long supported competition within Qatar’s communications sector, as we believe that it will highlight the world class service that Qtel provides to its customers who are at the heart of everything we do. These agreements – which have been mutually supported as fair and equitable – are a concrete demonstration of the fact that Qtel welcomes competition.
“Under the agreement on outdoor site sharing, we expect Qtel will share more than half of Qtel’s mobile network towers.”
Maher said, “Vodafone Qatar is delighted to have signed these two important agreements with Qtel. Interconnection enables Vodafone Qatar customers, who number 1000 now, to communicate with Qtel customers. Outdoor site sharing is consistent with Vodafone Qatar bringing leading international practice to Qatar to ensure that both of us provide national mobile network coverage and support the environment by reducing unnecessary duplication of towers.”
Vodafone Qatar said it believes the signing of the two agreements will be the ‘start of an important partnership’ at the wholesale level with Qtel..
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