Launching MEA Largest 5G Network in Saudi Arabia

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Launching MEA largest 5G network in Saudi Arabia Scott Gegenheimer, CEO of Operations, Zain Group Nokia internal use Zain Group at glance – 9M 2019 44% 9,640 TB EBITDA MARGIN 15.5 AVERAGE ONE OF THE HIGHEST IN MILLION DAILY DATA THE REGION CUSTOMERS VOLUME $4.0 IN IRAQ BILLION IN REVENUE 4G $1.8 LONG TERM BILLION EVOLUTION IN EBITDA 49.1 (LTE) NETWORK IN JORDAN, BAHRAIN, SUDAN & MILLION LEBANON ACTIVE $504 CUSTOMERS MILLION IN NET INCOME OVER 7.7 MILLION 6,600 MARKET CUSTOMERS IN EMPLOYEES LEADER SAUDI ARABIA 1 IN KUWAIT, IRAQ, REPUBLIC OF SUDAN, JORDAN & LEBANON KUWAIT 5G SAUDI ARABIA Nokia internal use Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ICT landscape Hajj and Umrah National Industrial Development Human Capital National Transformation Quality of Life Public Investment National Character National Companies Program and Logistics Program Development Program Program Program Fund Program Enrichment Program Promotion Program MCIT Strategy 2019-2023 Initiatives and Zain KSA Strategy Alignment Develop ICT infrastructure especially for Deploy 5G network and FTTH across the kingdom. Broadband technologies and 5G technology. Advise and participate in standardization Develop and enhance ICT infrastructure committees to enable digital values proposition standardization and scalability. including spectrum strategy. Support and increase local content Improving local content index through prioritizing contribution to the country economy. local suppliers, Saudization program and venture capital investment. Building constructive partnerships with Invest and participate in subsidized government telecommunication operators. projects and Hajj and Umrah seasons. Enhance women labor participation. Zain WE Together Program. Nokia internal use Zain Saudi Arabia Strategy Strengthen the core business Deliver growth from new Opportunities Smart Network Evolution Digitalization Human Capital development Nokia internal use Zain Saudi Arabia financial performance in 2019 Revenue 2018 vs 2019 Net Income 2018 vs 2019 Improving performance in every quarter and overall -1% + 7 pp 6% +12% 667% 1,642 1,462 101 535 32 520 35 548 492 Million USD 34 13 Million Million USD 449 558 -10 -21 2018 2019 -18 2018 2019 Q3 Q2 Q1 Nokia internal use 5G Commercial Launch main theme Nokia internal use Putting 5G at the core of our activities Nokia internal use 5G Commercial Offers and CPEs Nokia internal use 5G Coverage to date 27 2600 Cities Sites Largest 5G commercial network in MEA Nokia internal use Nokia 5G “Sophie” Project Scope Over 4,000 5G sites in three years. Dual 5G network with 2.6Ghz and 3.5Ghz bands. Full MW swap to E band capacity 5Gbps to 20Gbps. Nokia Professional Services, Project Management and Network planning and Optimization Roll-out Progress Scope Commercially Launched Over 1,000 sites 5G Introduction 1,210 1,018 MW E band migration 1500 810 in three months! Nokia internal use Zain Nokia network 5G performance Revolutionized Customer Experience Versus LTE 10X better performance in throughput and improved latency Nokia internal use Q&A Nokia internal use Thank You Nokia internal use.

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