Etisalat brings mobile broadband to ME

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ISLAMABAD: Etisalat Tuesday announced its successfully completion of a key stage in its roadmap to bring the next generation mobile broadband connectivity to the Middle East (ME).

In trials in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the telecom company has recorded average download speeds of 20.37Mbps. Etisalat plans to offer mobile broadband connectivity using High Speed Packet Access solutions (HSPA+) which enable download speeds of up to 28.8Mbps and uploads of up to 18.0Mbps in the second half of 2009.

The Etisalat’s network supports download speeds of up to 14.4 Mbps and upload speeds of up to 5.7 Mbps. The results of the trial were announced at the South Asia, Middle East and North Africa Telecommunications Council, during a meeting in Beirut today.Etisalat’s Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Nasser bin Obood, represented the UAE-headquartered telecommunications group, where he also presented Etisalat’s vision for the future of mobile broadband and its efforts at proliferating the technology in the Middle East region. “Mobile broadband has an important role to play in the Middle East region and we will see a significant growth in uptake in services,” said Nasser bin Obood, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at Etisalat. “This is why we have put in place a technology roadmap, including HSPA+, to ensure our customers across the Middle East will have access to the latest services first.” app

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