Ooredoo Celebrating 14 years in Maldives


Maldives
PUBLISHED August 01, 2019

Ooredoo launched their mobile telecommunications services in the Maldives on 1st August 2005 as Wataniya Telecom Maldives Private Limited. They are part of the international telecommunications company Ooredoo, which operates in 10 countries across the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia, serving over 119 million consumers and businesses, delivering the leading data experience through a broad range of content and services via its advanced, data-centric mobile and fixed networks.


Ooredoo became a public limited company on 6th October 2016 and thereby re-registered as Ooredoo Maldives Public Limited Company. Their majority shareholder is Wataniya International FZ-LLC holding 90.5% of the issued shares of the Company with the remaining 9.5% of the shares are held by the public. 

Ooredoo Maldives cater to a subscriber base of over 440,000 customers in the Maldives ranging from individuals, small to medium businesses, large corporate and state institutions and continue to achieve robust compound annual growth rates of 12.4% in subscribers and 22.7% in revenue from 2013 to 2018.

Since their establishment in the Maldives, they have made strong investments that have completely transformed the telecommunication industry of the nation, through advanced technologies and innovative products and solutions that enable new and exciting opportunities for development.


Human growth is at the heart of everything they do. As a part of the Ooredoo Group, they are guided by the shared vision of enriching peoples lives. As an enabler of digital, Ooredoo Team is determined to remain at the helm of the digital transformation in the Maldives, supporting consumers and businesses to reach their full potential.


Ooredoo Maldives were the first operator to launch the first ever and fastest 3G and 4G Networks in the Maldives, and they continued this trend by recently demonstrating the highest ever seen speeds in the country through 5G. They remain committed to enriching the lives of Maldivians by connecting them with the latest advancements in digital. 

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