Muscat – Omantel has been named the ‘Middle East Regional Operator of the Year’ for the second consecutive year at the Carrier Community Global Awards, announced in Berlin during this month.

This international recognition reflects Omantel’s success on the wholesale front and its overall outstanding performance. The award is a testimony to Omantel’s sustained efforts towards strategic global wholesale integration programmes, further underscoring its forward-looking approach, the company said in a press release.

Yasser Redha al Lawati, general manager – marketing at Omantel’ s Wholesale Business Unit, said, “We are extremely delighted and honoured to win the Middle East Regional Operator of the Year Award for the second consecutive year. This comes as a natural result of several successful initiatives and projects on the wholesale domain as well as the collective performance of the company. The future looks bright, and we are working on various unique opportunities that will keep us in the leading position of the wholesale industry in the region and further strengthen our global presence.”

Wida Schmidt, co-founder of the Carrier Community said, “Our fifth edition of the Carrier Community Global Awards recently took place in Berlin. Omantel has always been a key player in the wholesale domain and we see that their role is becoming more significant and noticeable year after another. Our judges panel, formed by high profile industry experts, found merit in rewarding Omantel for their extraordinary achievements through the Middle East Regional Operator of the Year Award.”

Through its Wholesale Business Unit, Omantel serves local and international telecom operators by providing them with state-of-the-art telecom solutions in terms of interconnection, Internet access, connectivity, infrastructure, roaming, and more.

Omantel Wholesale Unit has undergone an extraordinary transformation journey over the last decade, from being a party dependent on other regional wholesale providers for fulfilling its own requirements to becoming a main wholesale provider serving telecom operators and content providers locally, regionally, and globally.

Instead of relying on individual projects, Omantel Wholesale introduced the ‘Global Wholesale Integration Program’, a comprehensive programme focused on various wholesale strategic pillars.