Decision of the President of the Communications Regulatory Authority No. (23) of 2020 Issuing the Order to Ooredoo Q.P.S.C. on Global Ethernet Services (Tariff B19-02)

On June 11, 2020, Ooredoo Q.P.S.C. (“Ooredoo”) submitted a Tariff Filing asking the CRA to approve a Cloud Connect Offer to Microsoft Azure as part of the Tariff - Global Ethernet Services (Tariff B19-02).

Ooredoo Cloud connect” is a series of Global Ethernet connectivity solutions to major public cloud service providers. With this product, Ooredoo offers secure, private, direct connectivity to Microsoft Azure cloud hosted in Europe region. Ooredoo cloud connect enables “Microsoft Express route” Ethernet VPN connection between customer’s on-premise network to their virtual network in Azure cloud over Ooredoo’s MPLS network.