ADDA forges new strategic
partnership with Orange
Business Services
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he Abu Dhabi Digital Authority (ADDA) has signed a MoU with
Orange Business Services, a global integrator of communications
products and services, to accelerate the Digital Transformation of the
Abu Dhabi government.
Orange Business Services will work in close co-operation with
ADDA in the development of a co-innovation programme to explore
new value-added services for the authority, with the company
serving as lead integrator for customised solutions.
The agreement demonstrates both parties’ aim to create an
effective working partnership that will help translate the joint
commitments into tangible outcomes that contribute to the goals of
Abu Dhabi’s Digital Transformation agenda. In line with this, Orange
Business Services has affirmed its commitment towards working
collaboratively with ADDA in providing enhanced digital services and
further increase synergies between government agencies with the use
of innovative technologies.
The MoU was signed by HE Dr Rauda Al Saadi, Director General,
ADDA, and Richard Van Wageningen, Senior Vice President of
Indirect, MEA and Russia, on behalf of Orange Business Services,
during ADDA’s participation at GITEX.
HE Dr Rauda Al Saadi, Director General, ADDA, said: “The new
strategic partnership that we have forged with Orange Business
Services has given us the necessary support in creating and offering
key government services that continue to raise the bar in terms of
implementing effective technologies.”
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Frogfoot Networks looks to expand
presence in complexes with Blitz Fibre deal
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rogfoot, a licensed open access fibre
operator, has acquired the existing
network and customer base of Blitz Fibre, and
entered into an exclusive partnership with
the company to accelerate the rollout of fibre
in multi-dwelling units across the country.
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With a presence in Gauteng, Eastern
Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, Blitz Fibre
focuses on building fibre infrastructure in
multi-dwelling residential and business
complexes, as well as small and large-scale
business parks.
“Frogfoot encountered Blitz in Port
Elizabeth and Richards Bay, and instead of
duplicating the fibre network, we decided to
partner with it instead,” said Abraham van
der Merwe, CEO at Frogfoot Networks.
“We were impressed with the Blitz team’s
ability to secure and build multi-dwelling
units and their ability to scale in such a short
space of time and this was one of the key
drivers of the acquisition.”
According to Van der Merwe, the
transaction includes the acquisition of Blitz
Fibre’s network and existing customer
base, but not the company itself. Blitz will
continue to operate as is and will focus on
We were impressed with the Blitz
team’s ability to secure and build
multi-dwelling units and their
ability to scale in such a short
space of time and this was one of
the key drivers of the acquisition.
acquiring and building multi-dwelling units
for Frogfoot on an exclusive basis.
He added that the acquisition will open
up opportunities for a few new Internet
Service Providers (ISPs), who will now have
the ability to sell their services across a
much larger network nationally.
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