Astellia recognized by Zain Group as a strategic network monitoring partner

Astellia recognized by Zain Group as a strategic network monitoring partner

Dubai, United Emirates – Zain Technology Conference, November 6^th 2012 – Astellia, a leading provider of monitoring solutions for the optimization of mobile network QoS, announced today that it is participating as a strategic partner in the Zain Technology Conference to underline its strong involvement in the Zain Group.

Astellia and Zain Group have been partners for more than 10 years. Astellia has been monitoring the performance of Zain’s 2G and 3G networks, which validates the power of Astellia’s network monitoring solution. At the Zain Technology Conference, Frédéric Vergine, Co-founder and Products Executive VP at Astellia, will illustrate the benefits of its end-to-end monitoring solution through customer case studies. Frédéric Vergine will also present how to get a head start in the 4G race.

“The Zain Technology Conference 2012 Dubai falls in the framework of our new strategy. We are renewing our commitment to our customers to provide them with the latest innovative and top notch technology services through our partners who are the market leaders in the telecom industry.” said Mr Hisham Akbar, Deputy CEO and COO of Zain Group.

“We are proud of our long established history together and are happy to share our expertise today with all the Zain affiliates. We see our partnership as an important step in offering first-class Quality of Experience to their customers and ensuring successful 4G service introduction. By leveraging our leading monitoring solution, we believe that Zain Group is well placed to strengthen its competitive position in the MEA telecom market.” says Ali Wansa, Managing Director Middle East at Astellia.

About Astellia – www.astellia.com

Astellia is a global leader providing E2E mobile network monitoring and optimization solutions, presenting telecom operators with a clear, independent insight into their network performance and a near real-time visibility of the QoE of their subscribers. Astellia’s probe-based monitoring solution covers 2G, 3G and 4G technologies from radio access to the core network. Astellia delivers real business value by providing intelligence through a powerful product and expert service portfolio. Astellia partners with more than 180 worldwide telecom operators. Headquartered in France, Astellia has offices in Paris, New York, Reston, Singapore, Beirut, Rio de Janeiro, Prague, Saint Petersburg, Pretoria and New Delhi.

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About Zain

Zain is a leading telecommunications operator across the Middle East and North Africa providing mobile voice and data services to over 41.4 million active customers as of 30 June, 2012. With a commercial presence in 8 countries, Zain operates in the following countries: Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and South Sudan. In Lebanon, the company manages ‘touch’ on behalf of the government. In Morocco, Zain has a 15.5% stake in Wana Telecom, now branded ‘INWI’, through a joint venture. Zain is listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange (stock ticker: ZAIN). For more, please email [email protected] or visit:

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