The company also was
shortlisted as a finalist for the below mentioned categories in the prestigious
Telecom Asia Awards, which recognizes excellence in innovation among telecom operators
in Asia:·
Ooredoo Maldives, for Best Emerging
Market Operator
·
NIRU Accelerator Program, for Most
Innovative Community Telecom Project
Ooredoos NIRU
Accelerator is a learning-based business accelerator program in the Maldives for
innovative start-ups companies that are working towards social change, giving
them access to a 12-week long intensive mentor-based learning program,
co-working space, digital tools for building their business and the essential
technical support from experts.
·
Ooredoo Next, for Most Innovative Social
Media Strategy
Supported by FastForward
NXTTM real-time API platform featuring artificial intelligence and machine
learning, Ooredoo NEXT allows mobile users to easily engage with Ooredoo inside
social media channels such as Viber, Facebook Messenger and to check best
offers, best data add-ons or just manage their Ooredoo services using real-time
automated answers.
"Innovation is at the heart of everything we
do. As such, we are truly honored by the international recognition for our work
from one of Asias leading awards in the telecom industry. Its theme for 2019 was
"Redefining the connectivity standards of the digital economy", which
remains a strong priority for Ooredoo Maldives. Under our commitment towards
Digital Maldives, we will continue to innovate and bring new and exciting
solutions that enrich the lives of our customers." said Najib Khan, Managing
Director and CEO of Ooredoo Maldives.
Now on its 22nd year, the
Telecom Asia Awards is the region's longest-running and most prestigious
industry award specifically set up for the telecoms industry. In a
digital-future first where disruptive competition tops the list of industry
challenges, Telecom Asia wants to recognize and celebrate telecom companies
that epitomize the spirit of competitive innovation. Winners in 28 categories were
chosen from more than 100 fixed, mobile and convergence telecom operators from
around the region, nominated by Telecom Asia readers, judges and editors.