let me explain.
Q-tel owns many telecom companies around the world.
of course Qtel in Qatar
Asiacell in Iraq
Indosat in Indonesia
Nawras in Oman
Nedjma in Algeria
Tunisiana in Tunisia
Wataniya in Palestine, Kuwait and Maldives.
..
next step was to brand them under one name so they can become international company like Vodafone, O2 and Orange.
FYI: they all did the same back in the day.
by the end of 2013 OOREDOO will be up and running in full force in 17 different countries around the world.