Muscat, Oman

Ooredoo and Trend Micro Incorporated, a global leader in cyber security, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to offer top-tier security solutions to Ooredoo Business customers. The partnership will enable Ooredoo to leverage Trend Micro’s expertise and experience in cyber security to further upgrade its customer services and transform how it protects and secures device with an internet or network connection. Through flexible pricing models, Ooredoo Business customers can opt for the cyber security services as bundled add-ons to other services or as standalone offerings.

“The partnership with Trend Micro is based on our collective commitment to safeguarding the digital future of our business customers. As they continue to navigate the digital landscape, they deserve both protection and digital empowerment,” said Saoud Al-Riyami, Acting Chief Business and Wholesale Officer at Ooredoo. “We want to continue to offer the best in connectivity solutions in a future where every digital step needs to be secure and every connection reliable.”

Based on decades of security expertise, global threat research, and continuous innovation, Trend Micro’s cyber security platform protects hundreds of thousands of organisations and millions of individuals across clouds, networks, devices, and endpoints. According to the company’s recent cyber security report, its solutions successfully identified and blocked over six million cyber security threats in Oman during the first half of this year alone. Assad Arabi, Managing Director of Gulf and Emerging Markets at Trend Micro, said, “We are thrilled to embark on a strategic partnership with Ooredoo, which is a testament to our shared commitment to empowering Ooredoo Business customers with the ‘best-in-class’ cyber security,”

The MoU between Ooredoo and Trend Micro was signed at GITEX GLOBAL, a large Tech and Startup Show in Dubai. On top of the collaboration in the area of services, both companies have also outlined plans to initiate cybersecurity awareness campaigns, which will further cement their position as industry leaders.

For more information about Ooredoo’s cyber security solutions, as well as other products and services, simply visit www.ooredoo.om, head to any of the Ooredoo stores across Oman, or use the Ooredoo Business App.