OREANDA-NEWS. Tata Communications said Qatar-based Ooredoo has deployed its mobile broadband solution in the Middle East to enhance network efficiency and reduce costs.

The IPX+ (IP eXchange) mobile broadband enablement framework offers integrated access to multiple data transport options over a converged IP network, supporting multiple services across networks.

The solution will offer Ooredoo improved quality of service and enable transition to all IP-based services, including 4G, more cost-effectively, the statement said.

“Ooredoo, Qatar has initially launched voice over IPX+ as the first application, gaining access to Tata Communications’ broad community of IPX+ connected mobile destinations, and plans to consolidate its entire network to an IP-based backbone,” the company said in a statement.

IPX+ supports a combination of services, including voice over IPX, LTE roaming over IPX, messaging among others.

“We are seeing a huge demand for our IPX+ connectivity platform from mobile network operators looking to capitalise on the mobile data explosion, with more than 140 forward-looking operators in 40 countries adopting our service,” Tata Communications President Global Carrier Services Allan Chan said.

“We’re confident that Tata Communications is best-placed to help us migrate to IPX which will enable us to roll out more innovative and tailored services to our customers across the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia,” Ooredoo Chief Wholesale and International Officer Yousuf Abdulla Al-Kubaisi said.