OOREDOO ALGÉRIE
Timos Tsokanis , CTO at Ooredoo Algérie , discusses the company ’ s role in enabling a societal digital transformation — and its response to COVID-19
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O oredoo Algérie is a leader of digital transformation in Algeria , as its CTO Timos Tsokanis explains : “ We contribute to the economic development of the country through an ambitious growth strategy . Customer satisfaction is at the heart of our interactions , and we ’ re a responsible , caring company both for our employees and society at large . Algeria is the largest country in Africa with a surface area of over 2.3 million square kilometres . It has a young population and a strong demand for internet access supported by very rapid penetration of smartphones . Therefore , national mobile coverage requires massive investment to be able to offer quality voice and data services to more customers across the country .”
Ooredoo is intimately involved with Algeria ’ s own national digital transformation , having made significant investments in the development and modernisation of its network in the country . “ We have invested , in total , hundreds of billions of dinars , since we started in 2004 ,” says Tsokanis .
SEPTEMBER 2020