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Ooredoo Qatar launches the country's first 5G+ mobile network

The company said on 15 October that the service is commercially available through mobile broadband in areas covered by 5G+.

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Ooredoo Qatar announced on 15 October that it had launched Qatar's first 5G+ mobile network. The company said the network builds on 5G standalone and 5G Advanced capabilities and is intended to provide faster speeds, greater capacity and lower latency.

The service is commercially available through mobile broadband in areas with 5G+ coverage, according to the announcement. Ooredoo listed potential uses including real-time equipment monitoring, automated processes, AI-enabled services, network slicing, edge computing and industrial sensors; it did not publish measured speed or coverage figures.

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Announced 5G+ capabilities and use cases

Network features and use cases identified in the company's launch announcement.

Higher speed, capacity and lower latencyCompany-stated network aims; no measured values published.
Commercial mobile broadbandAvailable in areas covered by the 5G+ network.
Business and industrial applicationsMonitoring, automation, AI-enabled services, network slicing, edge computing and industrial IoT.
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