Dubai-UAE, 12 November, 2013: Etisalat, leading telecom operator
in the Middle East and Africa today announced its partnership with MTN Group to
extend their regional network reach via Etisalat SmartHub.
MTN
Group, a leading emerging markets telecommunications provider, will connect
through Etisalat’s SmartHub at Fujairah CLS to expand its advanced data network
capabilities. The South Africa-based multinational company operates in African,
European and Middle Eastern countries.
Etisalat’s
SmartHub provides advanced content, IPX, IX and high speed data services for its
customers in the UAE and the region. The new partnership will also enable MTN
Group to connect via a new route to Europe, beneficial to its large customer
base in the Middle East.
Etisalat's
SmartHub is a global communications hub facilitating direct routing of traffic
between the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Europe.
Ali Amiri, Executive Vice
President, Carrier & Wholesale Services, Etisalat, said: “We are delighted
to have such a prestigious telecom group as MTN join the SmartHub community of operators
and content providers. SmartHub
is designed to provide our partners with a one stop shop for connectivity to
the region.
“This partnership with MTN Group showcases the importance
of the SmartHub as well as puts UAE in the limelight as the regional hub for
telecom services. We look forward to a mutually beneficial relationship and
enhancing customer experience.”
Jyoti Desai, Group Chief Technology and Information
Officer, MTN said: “Etisalat’s Smarthub is seen as an important hub in
our bid to expand MTN’s world class global multi-services network, as it allows
us to provide advanced communication services to our customers in the Middle
East and Africa. The rising significance of UAE’s strategic position as the
communication network hub for the Middle East and Africa region underpins the
importance of this partnership in our expansion plan.”
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About MTN Group
Launched in 1994, the MTN Group is a leading emerging market
operator, connecting subscribers in 22 countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle
East. The MTN Group is listed on the JSE Securities Exchange in South Africa
under the share code: “MTN.” As of 30 June 2013, MTN recorded 201.5 million subscribers across its
operations in Afghanistan, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Cyprus,
Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Guinea Republic, Iran, Liberia, Nigeria, Republic of
Congo (Congo Brazzaville), Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, South Sudan, Swaziland,
Syria, Uganda, Yemen and Zambia. Visit. Visit us at www.mtn.com , www.mtnbusiness.com , www.mtnmmo.com and
for our football fans www.mtnfootball.com
About
Smarthub
Etisalat’s Smarthub is the region’s
largest capacity, content, internet and data hub in the Middle East. Smarthub
provides regional access for global service providers and global access to the
region. Smarthub includes the Middle East’s first IPX for mobile operators and
includes the region’s largest portfolio of internet content. Smarthub IX
(Internet Exchange) will extend the reach of Smarthub content services to the
region. Connectivity to Smarthub is provided through a robust and diverse
infrastructure of both regional and intercontinental cable systems combined
with world class hosting facilities in the Smarthub data center managed by Etisalat’s Carrier& Wholesale
Services www.etisalat.ae/smarthub
About Etisalat
Etisalat
is the largest telecommunications operator in the Middle East and North Africa
region catering to consumers, businesses, international telecommunication
companies, ISPs, content providers and mobile operators.
Servicing
over 139 million customers in 15 countries in Middle East, Asia and Africa,
Etisalat has achieved more than 20% growth in subscriber base in 2012 across
its land line, mobile, and Internet services.
Etisalat
is now the highest overall rated telecommunications company in the GCC and the
4th highest rated telecommunications company in the world. It has been rated
AA- by Standard & Poor, A+ by Fitch, and Aa3 by Moody's.
Etisalat
UAE has pioneered the launch of the region’s first commercial 4G service on its
nation-wide LTE network. In September 2012, Etisalat UAE successfully completed
the highest 4G LTE speed test in the world, reaching speeds of 300Mbps.
The corporation offers a variety
of hi-tech complimentary services to the telecommunications industry including
managerial and technical training, SIM card
manufacturing, e-payment solutions, clearing house services, peering, voice and
data transit, and submarine and land cable services.
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