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UAE Ranks Fifth In Global Broadband Connection Speeds, Reveals Etisalat’s CEO At MECOM 2011
Published May 17, 2011
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Etisalat’s CEO, Nasser Bin Obood, today addressed the Abu Dhabi Telecoms CEO Summit at MECOM, the largest ICT Exhibition and Conference in the UAE Capital. At the event partnered by Etisalat as ‘Strategic ICT Partner’, Obood announced results from the recent Akamai report that ranked the UAE at number five during 2010 fourth quarter, for the world’s fastest average connection speed of 27.2Mbps.
Etisalat’s CEO Nasser Bin Obood said, “Etisalat is committed to realize its vision of creating a world where people’s reach is not limited by matter or distance. As per the latest report findings, UAE’s average Internet connection speed has seen a dramatically impressive 68% increase in Quarter-on-Quarter and 309% increase in Year on Year. The Internet and telecommunications sector is one of the fastest growing and technologically innovative sectors. We are committed to constantly working hard to ensure that we remain one of the most connected nations in the world.”
Speaking at the Telecom CEO Summit on ‘Telecom Leadership’, Obood also talked about Etisalat’s leading position in the telecom industry, highlighting the corporation’s remarkable history that has helped achieve milestones and rank the UAE amongst world’s top ICT nations. “Etisalat has built a state-of-the-art telecom infrastructure in the UAE and has earned an enviable reputation as a reliable, innovative and customer-centric corporation. Today, our nation is known the world-over for being one of superlatives – and this is also the case in technology.”
Advocating change to combat new market challenges, he said, “In the fast pace of our networked economies, the industry is faced with new market conditions such as increased competition through liberalisation, changing consumer loyalties, evolving business environments, perceptions and expectations too. Etisalat is adapting to and embracing these changes in order to keep winning in the future and benefiting its customers wherever they are.”
Obood concluded that while the telecom sector makes ground in new technologies and customer-centric approach, the new business realities call for ICT transformation, collaboration with strong partners and adhering to sustainability to enable the UAE’s economic growth in the benefit of the society in general.
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