Orange Bus. Services – With MEEZA as Prime Contractor – Orchestrates Gulf Countries’ Biggest Smart City Project in Doha...
February 21 2017 - 4:00AM
Business Wire
- Msheireb district: one of the only
fully integrated smart districts in the world with more than
500,000 embedded sensors bolstered by a set of advanced
applications
- With consulting, design and
integration expertise, Orange supports MEEZA in offering a new
digital life to Msheireb citizens, including residents, visitors
and City workers
Orange Business Services has signed a multimillion dollar
consulting deal with MEEZA, a Qatari managed services provider, to
deliver the majority of smart services and applications at Msheireb
Downtown Doha, a flagship smart cities development in Qatar and in
the Region.
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Orange Business Services is delivering
smart services and applications at Msheireb Downtown Doha, a
flagship smart cities development in Qatar. Source: Msheireb.
Msheireb Downtown Doha is a regeneration project at the heart of
the traditional center of Doha that will comprise a mix of
residential, commercial offices, retail outlets and hotels.
Stretching over 800,000 square meters, the District will be
completed in six phases through 2018. Within the framework of the
Qatar National Vision 2030, Msheireb Properties aims to develop
real estate projects in Qatar that combine modernity and local
tradition.
With a goal of improving the overall quality of life for Qatari
citizens, Orange Business Services oversees the design of the
District’s Smart City Central Command Center, which controls the
smart operation of buildings and services, including security
cameras, building access control, fire alarms, street lighting,
automated waste collection, car parks and public announcements.
In addition, Orange has designed and operates a range of Smart
Applications (for both PCs and mobiles) for the general public, as
well as for residents. These smart applications include apps for
community services, wayfinding and online payments. The other
services developed and run by Orange Business Services to help
regenerate the district include smart energy management, such as
smart metering, Business Intelligence and data analytics, a central
service desk management solution, and indoor geolocation
infrastructure.
The full scope of the project also covers the ICT Infrastructure
for the District, which is managed by MEEZA. This infrastructure
includes the network, management of two data centers, provision of
IP telephony and management of desktops in the smart ecosystem.
Béatrice Felder, senior vice president, Orange Applications for
Business, said, “Orange Business Services is delighted to partner
with MEEZA on one of the Middle East region’s most prestigious
smart cities projects. Msheireb Downtown Doha is a perfect
illustration of how the region is transforming itself and better
serving its citizens. We are well placed to leverage our global
capabilities, innovations and experience to support the digital
transformation of the region’s economy. Orange has the advantage of
being both an operator and a specialized digital services company
that supports digital transformation of societies, enterprises and
government bodies. We are already working on large and prominent
projects in the Middle East, and Msheireb is another very strong
smart cities reference for Orange in Qatar and the wider
region.”
Commenting on this partnership, Mr. Saad Sabah Al Kuwari , Chief
Marketing Officer of MEEZA said, “This partnership marks the start
of a new era in the development of smart cities across the region
and beyond. It brings about local domain technology knowledge
coupled with leading multinational expertise. We are truly
delighted to partner with Orange on this landmark project, which
will leave a longstanding impression on the regional and global
scale.”
Inventing tomorrow’s city: a major growth area for Orange
Business ServicesA key challenge for cities is to provide citizens
with digital services to simplify their day-to-day lives and
enhance their economic and tourism attractiveness. At the heart of
this challenge lies networks, Internet of Things (IoT), data and
digital applications. Supporting smart cities’ projects is a
strategic priority for Orange Business Services, which stands as
the digital transformation partner for cities, as well as for the
entire ecosystem of stakeholders: transportation operators, real
estate investors, building firms, energy suppliers, etc. Through
its dedicated “Smart Cities” division, Orange Business
Services supports the transformation projects of cities and
territories – both in France and internationally – from their
inception to their deployment, as well as during their
operation.
About Orange Business ServicesOrange Business Services, the B2B
branch of the Orange Group, and its 21,000 employees, is focused on
supporting the digital transformation of multinational enterprises
and French SMEs across five continents. Orange Business Services is
not only an infrastructure operator, but also a technology
integrator and a value-added service provider. It offers companies
digital solutions that help foster collaboration within their teams
(collaborative workspaces and mobile workspaces), better serve
their customers (enriched customer relations and business
innovation), and support their projects (enriched connectivity,
flexible IT and cyberdefense). The integrated technologies that
Orange Business Services offer range from Software Defined Networks
(SDN/NFV), Big Data and IoT, to cloud computing, unified
communications and collaboration, as well as cybersecurity. Orange
Business Services customers include over 3,000 renowned
multinational corporations at an international level and over two
million professionals, companies and local communities in
France.
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About MEEZAMEEZA, a Qatar Foundation joint venture, is an
established end-to-end Managed IT Services & Solutions Provider
based in Qatar with the mission of becoming the leading Managed IT
Services & Solutions provider in the Middle East and North
Africa. MEEZA is helping accelerate the growth of Qatar and the
region through the provision of world-class Managed IT Services and
Solutions. Additionally, MEEZA provides the Qatari people and
others throughout the region with opportunities to undertake
fulfilling careers in the IT industry.
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