Wataniya International has announced the public launch of Wataniya Telecom Maldives, the new mobile network operator in the Maldives.
The network launches with over 7 000 pre-booked subscribers now able to collect their SIMs, with a range of services that include multimedia messaging, push to talk, high-speed mobile Internet access and international roaming.
"We`re bringing a new range of services to the Maldives from today, underpinned by a reliable and world-class network. Demand has been tremendous as people have elected to take the choice we are now offering them," says Salah Al Sultan, chairman of Wataniya Telecom Maldives.
"Now visitors and citizens alike have access to some of the world`s most advanced mobile communications capabilities for the first time, including a 3G-capable network in the capital, Male."
Wataniya Telecom Maldives launches with a network offering high-speed Internet access based on 3G technologies in the city area of Male and GPRS/EDGE technologies serving other areas of the country. The network supports multimedia messaging for picture messages as well as mobile Internet access.
Mark Hanna, Wataniya Telecom Maldives` CEO, says the network launches with four packages for subscribers.
This follows the award of a mobile network licence to Wataniya International, the international operations arm of regional communications company Wataniya Telecom. The Maldives licence was awarded in February 2005, and Wataniya has invested over $40 million in building the national mobile network.
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