Zain Kuwait Partners with Cisco Meraki to Deliver Cloud-Based Solutions to Enterprises in Kuwait the Solutions Offer Competitive Advantage to Enterprises in Kuwait
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15 Technology Sunday, October 21, 2018 Zain Kuwait partners with Cisco Meraki to deliver cloud-based solutions to enterprises in Kuwait The solutions offer competitive advantage to enterprises in Kuwait DUBAI/KUWAIT: Zain Kuwait, the leading digital serv- meet our enterprise customers’ aspirations, and deliver ice provider in the country, announced a strategic part- on our promise of unlocking opportunities and offering nership with Cisco to deliver secure, cloud-based, man- unrivalled services and latest technologies.” aged network solutions to enterprises of all sizes in Stephen Koza, Head of Service Provider Worldwide Kuwait. This partnership aims at empowering a more effi- Sales, Cisco stated: “Cisco Meraki is proud to partner cient enterprise sector in Kuwait in alignment with the with Zain Kuwait on their mission to be a leader on the country’s National Development Plan (New Kuwait 2035). path to digital transformation in Kuwait. With Meraki’s The announcement was made during Zain’s participation innovative network infrastructure, built around simplicity at the fifth day of the 38th edition of The Gulf Information and managed through Meraki’s web-based dashboard, Technology Exhibition (GITEX Technology Week 2018). we know this partnership will allow Zain to deliver their The international event, hosted in the United Arab customers a secure and high-performing network experi- Emirates, is organized by the Dubai World Trade Center, ence. We are excited to help deliver a solution that will and features the biggest global companies, organizations, allow Zain’s customers to scale and accelerate their and entities from the Telecom and IT industry. growth in Kuwait and beyond. Zain will provide enterprise customers in Kuwait inno- “As Kuwait accelerates its digital transformation ini- vative and smart solutions, powered by Cisco Meraki that tiatives, the proliferation of mobile devices and heighten- can deliver secure, high-performance network experi- ing user expectations are forcing businesses to rethink ences. The solutions cater to businesses of all sizes, their network requirements, especially for Wi-Fi. Cisco allowing them to manage their IT infrastructure from the Meraki’s simplified, powerful cloud-managed technology cloud through an intuitive, web-based dashboard. The will allow Zain to fulfill the wireless requirements of solutions also promise faster time to market and better SMBs and enterprises in Kuwait, and offer them the intel- end-user experience, while helping to reduce operational ligence to help grow their businesses. With this innova- costs and create new revenue streams through Wi-Fi and tive, wireless, cloud-managed network solution, Zain will network monetization. be able to solve networking and business enablement Eaman Al-Roudhan, Chief Executive Officer of Zain challenges for their customers,” concluded Ali Amer, Kuwait, commented:”At Zain, we are committed to fur- Managing Director, Global Service Provider Sales, Cisco ther expanding our partnership ecosystem with global Middle East and Africa. technology leaders like Cisco to empower a more effi- For instance, The Wi-Fi solution has a feature-rich, cient enterprise sector in Kuwait. Enterprises are the easy-to-use dashboard that allows customers to cen- backbone that drives Kuwait’s economic progress, and trally manage their Wi-Fi infrastructure at multiple loca- our partnership to offer them Cisco Meraki’s smart solu- tions and gain visibility into network users, devices and tions comes in line with our capabilities as an active part- applications. Armed with rich, location-based analytics, ner in achieving the goals of the Kuwait National administrators will be able to quickly create access Development Plan (New Kuwait 2035). Zain’s strategy is control and application usage policies, optimizing both Eaman Al-Roudhan with Hamad Al-Marzouq, Nawaf Al Gharabally, Ali Amer, and Jihad Khoueiry at Zainís centered around digital transformation leadership and, by the end-user experience and network security, all from booth in GITEX. signing this partnership, we reaffirm our commitment to a single portal. 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