Qtel to provide communications for Lusail mega-development

Qatar Telecom (Qtel) and Lusail Real Estate Development Company have signed an agreement which will see Qtel deliver advanced communications services to all the residents of ‘future city’ development, Lusail, including businesses and government entities located in the new-build zone. Lusail is envisaged to eventually provide accommodation for up to 200,000 people and in addition to residential areas will include marinas, island resorts, commercial districts and leisure facilities. Under the agreement Qtel will roll out a new communications network across the entire development, offering high speed broadband and multimedia services to homes and businesses over its fibre network, and outdoor/indoor mobile voice and high speed mobile broadband coverage, as well as a range of other advanced communication services, which it referred to in a press release as ‘smart city’ ICT facilities.