Middle East's Leading Telecoms Group Shares High Tech Innovations and a Vision for a Digitally Inclusive Future, Hall 3, CY20
Barcelona, Spain - February 14th 2011: Etisalat, the Middle East's leading and largest telecoms group, participating in Mobile World Congress which will be held in Barcelona between the period 14th - 17th of February 2011. During the 4days conference, Etisalat Group will showcase their expertise in technical prowess innovative in mobile roaming, network, customers care and added value services.
Etisalat's senior delegation is led by the Etisalat Group's Chairman, Mohammad Omran besides, Group Chief Operating Officer, Ahmad Abdulkarim Juflar, Group Chief Marketing Officer, Essa Al Haddad and Group Chief International Investment Officer, Jamal Jarwan in additions to CEO's from Etisalat Group 18 operators.
During the congress, members of Etisalat's senior executive management team, will meet the world's most influential companies and individuals with the aim to share knowledge and form partnerships that will help create a future which brings the benefits of high technology and innovation to the emerging markets of Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
This year Etisalat is exhibiting at a special high-tech hospitality suite in Hall 3 and will update its partners on its progress in LTE mobile broadband and other value added services including m-commerce. The Group will also present the latest innovations that the company is offering to its customers thanks to its continuing expansion into international markets.
Etisalat participation this year came after the company has just announced its annual results for 2010 reporting revenues of AED 7.6bn. It now has over 135 million customers in 18 countries, covering a population of more than 2.3billion people. It employs 53,000 people and its presence across Asia, Africa and the Middle East has created regular work for an estimated 2 million.
Etisalat has been shortlisted this year in the Global Mobile Awards in 2011 for the Best Customer Care and CRM category on its multimedia contact centre which offers support to special needs customers who are hearing impaired or cannot talk through sign-language and the companies high speed mobile data network.
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About the MWC
GSM Association Mobile World Congress is the combination of the world's largest exhibition for the mobile industry and a congress featuring prominent Chief Executives representing mobile operators, vendors and content owners from across the world. As many as 1300companies will participate in the congress this year which will be held between the 14-17th of February 2011 besides, 10 Designers and Applications Developers vendors .
The conference will cover all the aspects related to mobiles and its applications in addition to its impact on people and societies. More than 50000 participants are expected to attend the conference this year.
It is to be mentioned that more than 1300 companies, 49000 participants from 192 countries had attended the congress 2010 which focused on the significant growth the mobiles applications are witnessing.
About Etisalat
An uncompromising commitment to excellence and innovation has seen Etisalat become 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. Its stellar performance has won Etisalat recognition as 'Best Operator' ten times since 2006 and 'Best Wholesale Provider' four times in the last three years. Servicing over 110 million customers in 18 countries Etisalat continues to reach out to new customers and markets. For more information please visit www.etisalat.ae.
For more information about Etisalat, please contact:
Nahid Mudathir Hassan El Sayed
Group Senior Manager Media Relations
Etisalat
Tel: +97126182187
nahelsayed@etisalat.ae
© Press Release 2011
