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In Conversation with Salam CEO Ahmed Al-Anqari

October 12, 2022

Salam is Saudi Arabia’s Speedtest Awards™ winner for Best ISP Video Experience during Q1-Q2 2022. To win this award, Salam achieved a Video Score™ of 80.59.

In this video, Ookla’s Lead Analyst Mark Giles sits down with Salam Mobile CEO Ahmed Al-Anqari to discuss Salam’s transformative journey including:

  • How Salam’s focus has changed as consumer expectations have shifted
  • Where Salam is investing to improve their network 
  • How they are addressing the demand from younger users for gaming services and video streaming services
  • How the Speedtest Award gave Salam more competitive edge in the market 
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Driving Network Performance to New Highs

October 11, 2022

Does superior network performance lead to higher customer satisfaction and revenue? Ookla CTO Luke Deryckx moderated a panel at Gitex Global 2022 in Dubai exploring how mobile network operator Etisalat works with Ericsson and Ookla to provide a lightning-fast network. Sitting down with Etisalat CTIO Khalid Murshed and Ericsson’s Vice President, Head of Global Customer Unit at Ericsson Middle East & Africa, Ekow Nelson, you’ll learn: 

  • The importance of third-party validation for measuring network performance 
  • How crowdsourced data has helped Etisalat prioritize network investments 
  • The correlation between performance, customer satisfaction, and revenue 
  • The key performance indicators and key quality indicators that Etisalat and Ericsson track to measure network performance
  • The Metaverse and how network performance metrics impact AR and VR applications
  • How to balance conflicting goals of high performance with sustainability and environmental impact 
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In Conversation with BNET CEO Ahmed Jaber Aldoseri

October 10, 2022

BNET Bahrain has rolled out a nationwide fiber optic network with the goal of providing high-speed broadband infrastructure to 100% of businesses in the Kingdom and 95% of households by 2026. Through BNET’s developments, the country has seen fixed network speeds increase 2.5x over the past two years. 

In this video, Ookla’s Lead Analyst Mark Giles sits down with BNET CEO Ahmed Jaber Aldoseri to discuss: 

  • Bahrain’s competitive landscape and how the telecommunications regulator in the region has ensured competitiveness
  • The impact that broadband access has on GDP
  • How BNET has used a tiered approach to address disparities in download speeds and upload speeds
  • Key challenges in driving increased fiber adoption in the region