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DT One Joins SAMENA Council’s Membership to Fortify Its Global

Presence as an Innovative Connectivity and VAS Provider

benefit all members of the council”.

SAMENA Council believes that — while
policies and co-operative approaches can
help develop new methods and models of
engagement; help frame future-friendly
regulations and policies — essentially, it
is the involvement of diverse technology
providers and innovative service providers
that contributes to improved understanding
of priorities, needs, and incentives required
by the Industry.

The digital ecosystem’s sustainability
challenges and the need for making
SAMENA Council has announced that DT services, which can substantially better use of digital technologies,
One, the world’s leading B2B mobile airtime contribute to bringing connectivity to the therefore, demand that Operators and
and data top-up provider, has joined its still unconnected. This is an important Technology Providers and Service
membership of top-notch regional and milestone that must be fulfilled in Providers, such as DT One, collectively
global ICT industry players. Operating in accordance with the globally agreed communicate on common issues and
over 160 countries, DT One interconnects Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). needs, while supporting SAMENA Council
in excess of 600 telecom operators, He continued, “SAMENA Council shares to conduct advocacy exercises and build
with a digital connectivity customer DT One’s objective of fostering better communication bridges among private-
base of over five billion mobile users. DT collaboration with telecom operators as sector entities as well as with regional
One is now a part of SAMENA Council’s well as with the private sector in general. governments.
network of telecom operators, service As such, DT One’s participation in the
providers, internet companies, technology membership affairs of the Council will help About DT One
manufacturers, and specialist firms which create new synergies to help drive better DT One operates a leading global B2B
are enabling telecom operators to make the value, improve business prospects, benefit network for mobile top-up and data
most of their infrastructure investments end-users, and meet ICT development solutions, enabling vouchers, bill payments
and fulfil national digital development goals set forth under national ICT visions and innovative mobile rewards. We’re
goals. around the region.” able to provide greater access to digital
communications for over five billion people
Mr. Bocar BA, CEO & Member of the Board “DT One is delighted to be part of the across emerging economies.
of SAMENA Council, congratulating DT SAMENA Council and have a seat at the
One on the decision to become a member table with so many respected telecom Our global network interconnects more
of the Council, stated: “We warmly market players in shaping the future of the than 1000 telco, digital and financial
welcome DT One to SAMENA Council’s industry. We look forward to sharing our partners across 160 countries and delivers
diverse membership of service and knowledge and experience with the Council smarter data-driven mobile solutions to
technology providers, all of which share and adding value to all the members in this ensure that no one is left unconnected.
common interests and business objectives ecosystem”, says Mr. Thierry Siminger,
of the Council, especially with respect Chief Commercial Officer of DT One. Founded in 2005, the DT One team is
to the collective objective of delivering “We believe that DT One’s experience in headquartered in Singapore with regional
better access to digital communications, building a global network for mobile top- offices in Dubai, Miami and Prague.
worldwide. In DT One, SAMENA Council up and data solutions, bill payments and
sees a state-of-the-art partner and a rewards as well as integrating with multiple Website: www.dtone.com
key enabler of digital communications telecoms in vastly diverse markets will

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