24 October 2016

Ericsson received the award for the ‘Best IT Supplier of the Year’ during the Etisalat Strategic Suppliers Conference 2016, held on September 26th in Abu Dhabi.

This award is the result of a close partnership between Etisalat and Ericsson over the years, which will serve to boost the commitment and dedication between the two ICT giants in the future. Etisalat through Ericsson’s innovative OSS/BSS solutions and industry collaborations is able to offer flexible, personalized and customer-centric offers and services, in an agile manner, to meet distinct subscriber needs and remain in the lead position in the UAE.

”We are so pleased to be recognised by our longstanding partner, Etisalat. To meet consumer demands, operators need to keep improving the customer experience, capture new revenues and drive business efficiencies. At Ericsson, we support our customers with state-of-the-art OSS and BSS solutions to ensure they offer superior services to delight their customers,” said Mr. Petter Järtby Head of Global Customer Unit Etisalat at Ericsson Region Middle East.

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Our services, software and infrastructure – especially in mobility, broadband and the cloud – are enabling the telecom industry and other sectors to do better business, increase efficiency, improve the user experience and capture new opportunities.

With approximately 115,000 professionals and customers in 180 countries, we combine global scale with technology and services leadership. We support networks that connect more than 2.5 billion subscribers. Forty percent of the world’s mobile traffic is carried over Ericsson networks. And our investments in research and development ensure that our solutions – and our customers – stay in front.

Founded in 1876, Ericsson has its headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden. Net sales in 2015 were SEK 246.9 billion (USD 29.4 billion). Ericsson is listed on NASDAQ OMX stock exchange in Stockholm and the NASDAQ in New York.

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