Vodafone Qatar transforms Msheireb into first Gigacity in Middle East

Vodafone Qatar has announced that, in collaboration with Nokia, it has powered Msheireb Smart City with cutting-edge fibre technology that delivers hyper speeds of up to 25Gbps and will extend the collaboration to demonstrate speeds of up to 100Gbps, using a Nokia Bell Labs prototype in the near future.
With the rollout of Vodafone’s fibre technology, Msheireb Downtown’s Smart City district is now the first Gigacity in the Middle East to deliver superfast network speeds to its users on the 25Gb/s fibre network. Vodafone Qatar GigaHome Fibre customers at Msheireb Downtown will receive an upgrade to 1GB on their existing plans.
This announcement comes in line with Vodafone Qatar’s recent World’s Fastest Mobile Network award, according to results from consumer-initiated tests taken with Speedtest by Ookla, and reflects Vodafone’s continued investment with the goal of delivering the best in class experiences to its customers, a press statement noted.
Msheireb Smart City District stands as a reference for the urban projects of the future, especially in its adherence to the highest standards of green building and smart services, with the aim to enrich people’s lives, and improve the overall quality of how they live, work and thrive.
Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah al-Thani, CEO at Vodafone Qatar, said: “We are proud to provide cutting-edge fibre technology delivering super fast speeds and a seamless experience for users, and continue to support Msheireb Smart City by providing connectivity services to the area via our world-class GigaNet network and high-speed 5G coverage. This demonstrates our commitment to accelerating Qatar’s journey towards becoming one of the most technologically advanced countries in the world.”
Ali Mohamed al-Kuwari, CEO of Msheireb Properties, said: “We are proud that our Smart City Msheireb Downtown Doha will be at the forefront of technological innovations in Qatar and the Middle East, and adopt Vodafone’s latest data technology that offers unprecedented Internet speed of up to 25Gbps to the users, hence enhancing customer experience within Msheireb Downtown Doha. We appreciate Vodafone’s effort to offer seamless connectivity for individuals and corporates, which is in line with our vision and mission to create a more connected future.”
Toni Pellegrino, head of the Customer Business Team for Vodafone at Nokia MEA, said: “We at Nokia are proud to deploy the country’s first 25G PON network for Vodafone Qatar to support the Msheireb smart city services with our innovative technology. We are looking forward to support our long-term partner, Vodafone Qatar, to demonstrate the power of next-generation fibre networks to enable pioneering services for residential consumers and enterprises."