19 January 2015
Dubai - Dubai Road and Transport Authority (RTA) recently honoured du - the Smart City Official WiFi Provider in Dubai, for its provision of WiFi on Dubai Tram, through a first of its kind network system. Present at the ceremony, held at the RTA's headquarters in Dubai as part of the Strategic Partners Participating in the Execution of the Dubai Tram Project event, was HE Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the RTA, who presented the award in the presence of senior officials from both organisations.

Saleem Albooshi Executive Vice President, Network Development and Operation, du, said: "We would like to thank the RTA for presenting us with this award. It is an honour to have played a part in the successful implementation of the Dubai Tram, and we are thrilled to have our participation honoured in this manner. As an Emirati company, it is our pleasure to be able to support the vision of the leadership of Dubai to provide a seamless transportation network across the emirate, and we look forward to being able to offer our services to the further benefit of the UAE in the future. Providing WiFi services to commuters on the Dubai Tram is a step towards smart city vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid AlMaktoum, and we are proud to apply our expertise towards achieving the goals he set forth for Dubai."   

Under its partnership with the RTA, du provides a WiFi service to Dubai Tram, supplying wireless broadband to Tram and 11 stations.  The WiFi network is backhauled over du's state of the art 4G-LTE network. Users onboard the tram and inside stations can access WiFi services.

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About du
We opened for business in 2006. We offer mobile and fixed telephony, broadband connectivity and IPTV services to individuals, homes and businesses. We also provide carrier services for businesses and satellite up/downlink services for TV broadcasters. As a rapidly-growing enterprise, we have a team of experts working to enhance and expand our bouquet of service offerings. Our people come from over 60 countries - we mirror the rich cultural diversity of our nation, while being able to serve our customers in a variety of languages.

We remain committed to providing fulfilling opportunities for quality talent in a cosmopolitan working environment. By the end of Q1 2014, more than 7.5 million individual customers and over 80,000 businesses have chosen to use our services. In 2013 we were awarded the Dubai Chamber CSR Label for the second year in recognition of our continuing commitment to CSR best practice and the Small Energy Award - Golden Category at Emirates Energy Award for our LEED platinum-certified Fujairah retail shop. We were also awarded with the Premier Plan Best Business Service commsMEA awards in 2013 and the award Best Cloud Provider for Datamena at Telecom Review Industry Awards.

du is 39.5 percent owned by Emirates Investment Authority, 20.08 percent by Mubadala Development Company PJSC, 19.5 percent by Emirates Communications and Technology LLC and the remaining stake by public shareholders. du is listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) and trades under the name 'du'.

For further information, please contact:
Saugat Chatterjee
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Brand & Communications
du
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Email: Saugat.Chatterjee@du.ae

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