du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), and Etisalat UAE, branded as etisalat by e&, have announced the signing of a Master Developer Agreement (MDA) with UAE-based Aldar Properties. Through the new partnership, both service providers will deliver essential telecommunications infrastructure for the developer’s major projects in line with the Taawun infrastructure deployment initiative.
du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), and SES have announced that they successfully demonstrated the first satellite-enabled 5G backhaul in the Middle East utilizing SES’s Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellites.
e& (formerly known as Etisalat Group) reaffirmed its ESG commitments by joining the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Stakeholder Capitalism Metrics, consolidating with more than 100 global companies that are aligning their performance reporting with environmental, social and governance (ESG) indicators and consistently tracking their contributions to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Etisalat UAE, branded as etisalat by e&, announced the successful deployment and testing of 5G Portable Private Network MEC (Multi-access Edge Computing) functionality as part of a collaboration with global ICT leader Huawei Technologies.
e& (formerly known as Etisalat Group) has further increased its stake in Britain’s Vodafone Group.
Zain Group has announced that its operation in Iraq has entered into a definite 15-year agreement with TASC Towers Iraq for the sale and leaseback of, as well as the management rights to, the passive physical infrastructure of its 4,968 tower portfolio in Iraq for US$180 million.
stc Group, the leading digital enabler in the region, has succeeded in maintaining the number one rank as the most valuable brand in the Middle East in the telecommunications sector, for the third year in a row, thanks to the Group's success, continuous expansion and growth since the "Dare" strategy launch in 2017.
Fahad Al Hassawi, CEO at du, Emirates Integrated Telecommunication Company (EITC), welcomed 25 new Emirati employees, including 12 recent graduates, as the digital-first telco continues to invest in young talent to support its future growth. With its Emiratization rate currently at 40.3%, du started the recruitment process in the last quarter of 2022 as part of its journey to becoming the employer of choice for emerging UAE national talent.
e& (formerly known as Etisalat Group) has consolidated its position as the most valuable portfolio of telecom brands in the Middle East and Africa (MEA), according to a leading brand valuation firm.
Kuwait Telecommunications Company – stc, a world-class digital leader providing innovative services and platforms to customers and enabling the digital transformation in Kuwait, has successfully completed a certification exercise for its Quality Management System (ISO 9001:2015), in addition to a surveillance audit of its existing Information Security Management System (ISO 27001:2013) and Business Continuity Management System (ISO 22301:2019).
