UAE-based Etisalat was recognised ‘Best Operator’ at the Telecom World Middle East Awards ceremony, recently held in Dubai on the side lines of the Telecom World Middle East event.

The award recognises Etisalat’s achievements and growth in the UAE, its string of innovative commercial propositions and a growing customer base, both individuals and businesses, which have firmly put the company on the path to reach its aspiration of being the undisputed integrated operator of choice in the country.

Etisalat has played a significant role in the evolution of the UAE’s telecom landscape by deploying advanced networks and technologies in the country. Etisalat’s extensive Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) project has helped rank UAE as the world’s most fibre-connected nation, as reported by the FTTH Global Council for two consecutive years since 2012.

As well as Etisalat’s leadership in developing the fourth-generation of mobile network (4G LTE), which covers 88 percent of the UAE’s populated regions, the company was also the first in the Middle East to successfully complete the testing of voice over LTE (VoLTE) service.

“It gives me great pleasure for Etisalat to have won this award. It is purely a testament and result of the hard work and efforts put in by each of our staff members in every department and at all levels in the organisation,” said Abdullah Saleh Al Abdooli, Etisalat’s CEO.

“The award reflects our drive and determination to maintain Etisalat’s position as a leader in telecommunications in the UAE. It’s also a strong incentive for our teams, giving them the confidence to move forward and make their sincere contributions in achieving successes that will become a part of Etisalat’s history,” he added. – TradeArabia News Service