Mohammad Al Mannai | Qatar National Broadband Network

World Finance interviews Mohammad Al Mannai, CEO of Qatar National Broadband Network, on the key to Vision 2020

December 12, 2012
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Transcript

Qatar’s government has launched a new initiative to roll out fibre-optic networking across the country: the first of its kind in the Middle East. The broadband segment is already expanding rapidly – it grew 21.5 percent in 2011 – so how will the new network enhance the industry? Mohammad Al Mannai discusses the potential impact that QNBN will have on Qatar’s economy.