Dubai, UAE, 4 March 2015: du, the Middle East's fastest growing telecommunications provider, has announced participation at this year's CABSAT along with its partner in the region, Akamai Technologies. Together, they will showcase content delivery services and the ability to significantly enhance the customer experience of end users, on any device, anywhere.

du and Akamai offer secure cloud based services for delivering media and online content such as HD videos, web applications and corporate websites, via Akamai's globally distributed delivery platform, with a presence in datamena, in Dubai.  Visitors will be able to experience live streaming, leveraging solutions already implemented with some of the most prominent broadcasters and OTT players in the Middle East.

du's Chief Commercial Officer Fahad al Hassawi said: "Our partnership with Akamai stems from our commitment towards providing best-in-class services for our customers through collaborations with market leaders. It is a natural complement to our leading satellite Broadcast platform, from where we deliver more than 300 channels for the Middle East, Europe, Africa and Asia."

 "We are excited to be part of this year's CABSAT. Throughout the event, we together with our regional partner du, will conduct several live demonstrations of the technology and innovative solutions being leveraged by many leading media companies in the world" Soeren Lindkvist, Vice President MENA at Akamai added.

The 20th edition of CABSAT will be held 10-12 March 2015, and the du - Akamai stand will be located at #D4-10, Hall 4, Dubai World Trade Center.

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About du
We started operating in 2007, offering mobile and fixed telephony, broadband connectivity and IPTV services. Today, we serve more than 7.5 million individual customers and over 80,000 businesses in the UAE. We also provide carrier services for businesses and satellite up/downlink services for TV broadcasters. We won the Gallup Great Workplace Award. Our recruitment strategy aims to provide fulfilling opportunities for quality talent in a cosmopolitan working environment where more than 60 nationalities work 35% of which are Emiratis. We are the first telecom company in the world to release a Sustainability Report based on GRI-G4 comprehensive guidelines. Among our other laurels, we also have the credit of being the first in the UAE to be awarded with prestigious LEED Platinum certification for 2 of our green retail outlet. 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 by public shareholders. Listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM), the company trades under the name 'du'. For further information, please contact:

Maryam Al Balooshi
PR Lead(Corporate)
Brand & Communications
du
Mobile: +971 55 953 0523
Email: maryam.albalooshi@du.ae

Reka Sepsy
LeoComm PR
Tel: +971 4 367 6154 
Mobile: +971 55 220 68 20
Fax: +971 4 367 2615
Email: reka.sepsy@leocommpr.com

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