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Omantel hosts Global Carrier Community Meeting 2019 for the first time in Oman

The Global Carrier Community Meeting (GCCM) brings together world leaders in international telecoms to discuss business, collaborate and map the future of telecoms.

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Sunday, November 24, 2019

Muscat: Omantel, the first and leading provider of integrated telecommunication services in the Sultanate of Oman, is the host operator of the 6th annual Middle East Global Carrier Community Meeting (GCCM) 2019 tomorrow Monday 25th of November 2019. Omantel is welcoming more than 450 global telecom executives from more than 200 international companies to Oman. With Omantel’s support , the Middle East  Global Carrier Community Meeting GCCM is being hosted in Muscat for the first time.

The Middle East GCCM runs from November 25th to 26th and includes knowledge sharing sessions covering topics like submarine cables, mobile industry, 5G technology, artificial intelligence, block-chain, wholesale industry, data centre, and the role of women in telecom. In addition to these events, Omantel hosted the GCCM Golf Day at the Al Mouj Golf Club on November 24th and will host the gala dinner at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Muscat the evening of November 25th.  

Hosting the Middle East GCCM comes after Omantel announced it’s partnership with Equinix to build a world-class data centre in Oman, the launch of Omantel’s France and its European footprint, the development of an International Network Operations Centre (INOC) in Oman. All of these strategic projects have positioned Oman as one of the premier destinations for global business. 

GCCM organises events in Africa, Asia, South America, Europe, and the Middle East. It brings together telecoms executives representing voice, data, SMS, mobile, value added services, cable, satellite, data centres and other related sectors. Each event includes networking sessions, keynote panels, one-to-one meetings and a range of activities including a pre networking golf days and gala dinners.

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