RIYADH – The fiber optic network that linked Mobily's mobile and fixed towers, including the Jamarat bridge tower, will contribute to the flexibility of traffic in communication and data, Mobily Chief Operating Officer Engineer Nasser Al Nasser confirmed. He said Mobily relies on seven main exchange centers in Makkah and the holy sites, including two international centers with large capacities to pass the pilgrims' international calls to countries all over the world easily and conveniently – as expected by Mobily's technical work team each season who estimates the number of calls that will be done by the pilgrims. Al Nasser added that the geographical nature of the holy sites is no longer an obstacle for Mobily to provide high quality telecommunications services and data for the pilgrims. The advanced technical solutions which the infrastructure of the company depends on, are being developed every year. This ensures the full coverage of indoor locations in a smooth way. Mobily completed this year the coverage of Mina, Arafat and Muzdalifah with free Wi-Fi that will enable the pilgrims, other service provided by public and private sectors and the media, to get their work done from any place easily and conveniently. The network control center in the western region is monitoring the performance of the network in the holy sites throughout 24 hours, in addition to several field teams for rapid intervention to resolve any emergency. Mobily's POS deployed in the holy places, land and seaports, international airports and Miqat sites, have contributed to the enhancement of services, access the network and take advantage of the peculiar features of Mobily. — SG
