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Oman : OMANTEL announces partnership with AKAMAI [TendersInfo (India)]
[March 18, 2013]

Oman : OMANTEL announces partnership with AKAMAI [TendersInfo (India)]


(TendersInfo (India) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Omantel has announced signing of an accelerated network partnership deal with Akamai for facilitating the delivery of content and applications over the Internet to its customers. This technical partnership is expected to benefit local Internet users as well as Omantel s customers located all over the Middle-East and Southeast Asia, said the telecom company.



Amer Al Rawas, CEO, Omantel, said, Partnering with Akamai means that the online content of Akamai s customers will physically be placed as close as possible to Omantel s customers in order to ensure the highest quality and fastest online content consumption. Omantel has recently launched a new data centre at Wattayah costal station where we are hosting all our international content providers and international operators, this will definitely have a positive impact on Omantel s national and international broadband customers in terms of speed and quality.

Omantel has over 50 direct connections with international partners, over nine submarine cable landings, multiple terrestrial border crossings connected with major expansion initiatives on the way.


Extending Akamai s intelligent platform to the Sultanate with its unique geographical location combined with Omantel s seamless international connectivity furthers Akamai s commitment to expanding in the region, stated Domenico Jannelli, Akamai s regional director network strategy EMEA.

Omantel s association with Akamai will benefit Omantel s customers through substantial increases in Internet speeds for the users. This partnership will even prove to be a significant and attractive value proposition to international carriers and telecom service providers buying Internet capacity from Oman.

Al Rawas, added, It is always rewarding to receive recognition for our unique position in the Middle East together with the superior quality and reach we offer our valued customers.

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