Strategic Operator Partner

Etisalat is one of the leading telecommunications companies in the world and one of the largest operators in the Middle East and Africa, headquartered in the UAE.

Established in 1976, Etisalat pioneered the telecommunications services in the UAE. A comprehensive telecommunications provider offering a innovative solutions for mobile and fixed-line voice and data services to individuals and enterprises, today, Etisalat operates in over 18 countries across Asia, the Middle East and Africa, servicing over 80m customers out of a total population of approximately 1.7bn people.

Etisalat was the first telecom operator in the region to introduce a mobile phone service, and was one of the early adopters of GSM technology. Etisalat has established itself as a regional pioneer by introducing both 3G and MMS and most recently, the BlackBerry and iPhone service in the country. With over three decades of innovation, Etisalat continues to introduce cutting-edge technology and consumer-centric services for its customers in the UAE, in its endeavor to position UAE as one of the leading telecom services country in the world.

Etisalat is also connecting entire UAE through the latest Fiber to the Home (FTTH) technology. By the end of 2009, Abu Dhabi will become the first capital city in the world to be fully connected through FTTH, connecting over 700,000 homes. 

Etisalat is also the major hub in the Middle East, for internet, voice, mobile
broadband, broadcast, roaming and corporate data services, with an extensive regional and intercontinental network. Etisalat has 520 roaming agreements connecting 185 countries enabling BlackBerry, 3G and voice roaming.

In 2008 Etisalat was named Best International Carrier at the World Communications Awards and Best Middle East Wholesale Provider at the Capacity Awards 2008. It has been named Best Middle East Operator five times at different conferences and ceremonies since 2006.

For more information please visit www.etisalat.ae


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Over the last two years, du has established itself as the new telecommunications company of the UAE.  By the end of 2008, over 3 million customers had chosen to adopt our services.

We offer fixed and mobile telephony, broadband connectivity and IPTV services to individuals, homes and businesses, and carrier services for businesses.  Above all, we offer value, while we continue to deploy state-of-the art technology to keep enhancing the service experienced by our customers.

As a rapidly-growing enterprise, we have close to 2,000 staff working to enhance and expand our bouquet of service offerings.  Our people hail 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.

Over 50% of our senior management team and customer-facing staff are UAE nationals, and we remain committed to providing fulfilling opportunities for quality talent in a cosmopolitan working environment.


Our vision

To enhance our customers’ lives, anytime, anywhere.

Our mission

We want to delight our customers, be the employer of choice for the best talent, create optimal value for our shareholders through business excellence and innovation, and proudly contribute to the transformation of our community.

We work to deliver our vision by using our talent, skills and energies to connect, inspire and reward all we touch, every day.

Our values

We are confident, friendly, honest, and surprising, and our values guide our actions.

For more information please visit www.du.ae

Lead Sponsor:



ZTE is a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions.  The ZTE product range is the most complete in the world - covering virtually every sector of the wireline, wireless, service and terminals markets.  The company delivers innovative, custom-made products and services to customers in more than 135 countries, helping them to achieve continued revenue growth and to shape the future of the world’s communications.  ZTE commits around 10% of annual turnover to research and development and takes a leading role in a wide range of international bodies developing emerging telecoms standards.  It is the fastest growing telecoms equipment company in the world, and is China’s only listed telecoms manufacturer, with shares publicly traded on both the Hong Kong and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges.  ZTE was included in BusinessWeek’s 2006 ranking of China’s Top 20 Brands.  ZTE was awarded the “Most Promising Vendor of the year” by Frost & Sullivan in its 2007 Asia Pacific ICT Awards, and was reported as the fastest growing telecom equipment and solutions provider among the major telecom vendors worldwide by IDC in 2007. 

For more information please visit www.zte.com.cn

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Huawei is a leader in providing next generation telecommunications networks, and now serves 36 of the world's top 50 operators, along with over one billion users worldwide.

The company is committed to providing innovative and customized products, services and solutions to create long-term value and growth potential for its customers.

Huawei's products and solutions encompassing wireless products (LTE/HSPA/WCDMA/EDGE/GPRS/GSM, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO/CDMA2000 1X, TD-SCDMA and WiMAX), core network products ( IMS, Mobile Softswitch, NGN ), network products (FTTx, xDSL, Optical, Routers, LAN Switch), applications and software (IN, mobile data service, BOSS), as well as terminals (UMTS/CDMA). Major products are designed based on Huawei's ASIC chipset and utilize shared platforms to provide quality and cost-effective products.

At the end of June 2008, Huawei has over 87,502 employees, of whom 43% are dedicated to R&D. Huawei's global R&D centers are located in Silicon Valley and Dallas in USA, Stockholm in Sweden, Moscow in Russia and Bangalore in India in addition to those in Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Shenzhen, Hangzhou and Chengdu in China.

For more information please visit www.huawei.com

Conference Sponsors:


Alcatel-Lucent is the trusted partner of service providers, enterprises and governments worldwide, providing solutions to deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. A leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications and services, Alcatel-Lucent leverages the unrivalled technical and scientific expertise of Bell Labs, one of the largest innovation powerhouses in the communications industry. With operations in more than 130 countries and the most experienced global services organization in the industry, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with a global reach. Alcatel-Lucent achieved revenues of Euro 16.98 billion in 2008 and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located in Paris. For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com




Ericsson has been present in the Middle East for more than 50 years and has during these years been working closely with the operators on creating, developing and growing the telecom market in the region. We have activities and operations in all 13 countries in the Middle East and offices in 11, says Jeremy Foster, Marketing Director Ericsson Middle East. Ericsson today does business with more than 20 operators in the region.

Ericsson is operating and managing networks for many operators in the region supported by a cutting-edge portfolio of managed services, consultancy and services delivery expertise. Foster believes that we may be providing the market with best in class technologies but we also need good competence and a superior delivery machine to put that technology to market and make our customers happy and the end users satisfied. Our Global Services Delivery Centres in Lebanon and now recently in Pakistan provide local expertise to call upon to when needed in such a fast moving market.

The company's portfolio comprises mobile and fixed network infrastructure, and broadband and multimedia solutions for operators, enterprises and developers. The Sony Ericsson joint venture provides consumers with feature-rich personal mobile devices.

“Broadband services are the most exciting part of the industry “the evolution to deliver”, says Foster. Innovation is a key differentiator and that comes with Multimedia and of course good broadband pipes to support its delivery to the end users”.

On this front Ericsson has built its portfolio of services to make it possible to give individuals and communities the Interactive and highly Personalized services that they are valuing in other parts of their life but haven't been practical to deliver till now via mobility.

At the DUBAI FTTX event, Ericsson will be showcasing it’s latest product offerings relating to GPON and end to end fibre solutions as well as presenting the overall strategy including case studies by Michael Gronovius, Director Marketing for Ericsson’s Fibre solutions, based in San Jose California.

We are looking forward to this event and have worked closely with the organisers to keep it as relevant as possible to the challenges and opportunities facing us today. As our business evolves and our customer's customer evolves we need to work closely together to understand what really makes a difference today and in the future.

For more information please visit www.ericsson.com

Motorola’s Ultra-Broadband network solutions fuel the delivery of rich consumer experiences into the home – from hundreds of channels of high-definition TV to thousands of on-demand titles.  Motorola’s Ultra-Broadband solutions easily satisfy the growing consumer demand for advanced services by enabling fiber-fast throughput capacity with lower total cost of operations and maintenance.
 
Motorola’s Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) solutions provide the capacity necessary to support emerging business models. The cornerstone of the solution, the flexible AXS2200 multi-service optical access platform, combines multi-services into a single platform that can serve applications over the latest GPON network architectures. Motorola’s end-to-end optical solutions also include single family, small business and multi-dwelling Optical Network Terminals (ONT).

For more information please visit www.motorola.com