Informa Telecoms & Media are delighted to announce their exclusive strategic partnership, signed at Gitex today, with Etisalat on the premier communications event of the Middle East.
The GSM>3G Middle East Telco World Summit (www.comworldseries.com/me) represents one of the most powerful telecom summits and conferences in 2009 attracting 2,500 telecom ministers, regulators, investors, operators, industry leaders, experts, professionals and telecom companies from the Middle East and around the globe.
Commenting on the strategic alliance, Mr Ian Hemming the CEO of Informa Telecoms & Media from Informa Telecom said: “Etisalat offers the highest quality of innovative services, including broadband, mobile and IPTV, positioning the UAE as one of the most technologically advanced nations in the world. Leading the introduction of new services, both in the domestic market and across its networks in the Middle East, Africa and India, Etisalat brings a wealth of expertise and experience to any high-level Summit."
“The focus of the GSM>3G Middle East Telco World Summit for 2009 is International Expansion Opportunities for Middle East Operators. Etisalat has of course expanded successfully beyond the borders of the UAE, selecting high growth markets with low penetration and large population. Expanding its global footprint, Etisalat has joined the league of major telecom providers in the world and is well-positioned to be the strategic operator partner at this event." he added
Commenting on the association, Mr. Ahmad Abdulkarim Julfar, Chief Operation Officer, Etisalat said, “Etisalat’s partnership in these key industry forums reinforces our commitment towards shaping the future of telecommunications industry in the region by benchmarking our technological know-how, sharing experiences and outlining best practices and exchanging insights with world leaders and global partners.”
Essa Al Haddad, Chief Marketing Officer, Etisalat said, “Etisalat is positioned as a regional leader in the global telecommunications market and through our partnership with some of Informa’s most important strategic assemblies in the telecom industry in the Middle East and globally. Etisalat also aims to showcase its ground-breaking technologies & services at GSM>3G Middle East Telco World Summit which runs parallel to the conference. Etisalat is an industry leader in broadband services and has recently heralded a new era with the deployment of its Fibre-To-The-Home (FTTH) technology that will revolutionise customers’ access to fixed line services making UAE among the first countries in the world to enjoy this status.”
About GSM > 3G Middle East, Telco World Summit
With 25% more registered delegates than last year, a revolutionary agenda, and twice as many C-level operator speakers than in 2008, GSM>3G Middle East Telco World Summit is set to be bigger than ever. The two day strategic keynotes feature 75+ visionaries including 42 operators who will share their insights and strategies with speakers such as
- Dr. Saad Al Barrack, Deputy Chairman, Group Managing Director and CEO, ZAIN Group
- Dr. Nasser Marafih, CEO, Qtel
- Philippe Vogeleer, Chief Strategy Officer, Orange Jordan
- Andrew Hanna, Group General Manager, Consulting and Strategy, Batelco
- Samer Salameh, Chairman and CEO Alfa Telecom Lebanon
- Osman Sultan, CEO, du
- Ross Cormack, CEO, Nawras Oman
- Raed Ahmad, CEO MTN Yemen
- Abdul Aziz Al-Tamami, COO, Mobily, Saudi Arabia
- Najeeb Al-Awadi, CEO, Viva Kuwait
(Download the full agenda on www.comworldseries.com/me)
The event is supported by Samena, CDMA forum, UMTS, GSA, Wifi Alliance and over 50 media partners from local industry publications and international business magazines.
For further information on the GSM>3G Middle East, you may visit: http://me.comworldseries.com/
For more information regarding the programme, contact Caroline Broderick on caroline.broderick@informa.com +44 (0) 20 7017 5439.
To enquire about sponsorship or exhibition opportunities, contact Corrie Thompson on corrie.thompson@informa.com or call +44 (0) 20 7017 5249
For more information regarding marketing, press and registration, contact Veronika Pete veronika.pete@informa.com or call +44 (0) 20 7017 5818
About Informa Telecoms & Media
Informa Telecoms & Media is the leading provider of business intelligence and strategic marketing solutions to global telecoms and media markets. Driven by constant first-hand contact with the industry, our 90 analysts and researchers produce a range of intelligence services including news and analytical products, in-depth market reports and Datasets focused on technology, strategy and content. Informa Telecoms & Media also organises more than 125 annual events, attended by more than 70,000 executives. In addition to the Com World Series, our events cover subjects as diverse as fixed and mobile operator strategy, technology, TV, mobile music and games. Informa Telecoms & Media is always willing to work with journalists to provide stats, data or comment for articles.
About Etisalat
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.
Visit Etisalat at www.etisalat.ae.
Contacts:
Informa Telecoms & Media
Veronika Pete
+44 (0) 20 7017 5818
