Dubai-UAE and Chicago- USA, 11 May, 2015: Etisalat Carrier & Wholesale Services and Telecom Italia Sparkle announced today their intent to partner to extend video transport services availability across the globe benefitting their customers spread over a wider geographic reach. The partnership will combine the strengths of TI Sparkle 's global network focused in Europe, Africa, the Americas and Asia Regions, with Etisalat's leading network and leading position in the UAE, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) area and the Middle Eastern region.
As part of the agreement, TI Sparkle and Etisalat will pool together their market capabilities and networks to offer services for the transmission of media events including fiber, teleport and satellite services, providing support for all the latest video formats and encoding standards, Playout and Head End capabilities, streaming and distribution to Multichannel integrated platform (DTT, DTH, CDN).
TI Sparkle can offer global turn-key Broadcasting Services managing all aspects of the Video Marketplace by leveraging on its global network and commercial presence together with a strong partnership with Persidera, a Telecom Italia Group subsidiary and leading independent TV broadcast network operator in Italy as well as reference supplier of Playout, Head-end and diffusion services for national and international TV players.
"We are very pleased to be in partnership with Etisalat as this is the type of alliance we are looking for to strengthen our presence on the global video services market", said Alessandro Talotta, CEO of TI Sparkle.
"We look forward to the results of our collaboration with TI Sparkle. The interconnection of our companies' networks and capabilities will greatly benefit our customers requiring global solutions," commented Ali Amiri, Executive Vice President, Carrier & Wholesale Services, Etisalat.
Etisalat is one of the world's fastest-growing telecom groups, rapidly expanding across Asia and Africa. Its UAE operations, strategically located at the crossroads of East and West, enables Etisalat to be the major hub in the Middle East for Internet, voice, broadcast, roaming and corporate data services.
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About Etisalat:
Etisalat is the UAE's leading telecommunications operator and one of the largest corporations in the GCC. Headquartered in Abu Dhabi, UAE, Etisalat serves 11 million customers in the UAE and 169 million customers across its 19 operations globally.
Etisalat's Carrier & Wholesale Services Division (C&WS) is dedicated to delivering a comprehensive portfolio of high quality wholesale services. SmartHub, established in 2012, is the region's largest capacity, content, Internet, messaging and data hub. Etisalat's upcoming SmartHub IX (Internet Exchange) in Fujairah, UAE, will further extend the reach of SmartHub content.
Etisalat has an extensive international network, with direct links to over 103 destinations and an international mobile network that reaches over 723 destinations.
About Telecom Italia Sparkle
Telecom Italia Sparkle S.p.A. (TI Sparkle) is the wholly owned subsidiary of Telecom Italia Group (NYSE:TI) with the mission to develop and consolidate the Italian telco's international services business. As a leading global carrier and through a global backbone of around 570.000 km of fiber, TI Sparkle offers a full range of IP, Data, Mobile Data and Voice solutions to fixed and mobile operators, Internet service providers, Media and Content providers and to Multinational enterprises. Its sales force is active worldwide and distributed over 39 countries.
Find out more about Telecom Italia Sparkle at www.tisparkle.com or www.world.tisparkle.com
For further media information:
Etisalat Media Contact:
Iyad Al Zou'bi,
Corporate Communications - Etisalat
Tel +971 2 6182622, Mobile +971 50 6123568
Email mediaoffice@etisalat.ae or ialzoubi@etisalat.ae
TI Sparkle Media Contact:
Filippo Sanpaolesi
TI Sparkle Communication
+390652745037
tisparkle.communication@telecomitalia.it
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