End of Etisalat's monopoly
Submitted by Gaurav Singla on Wed, 04/06/2011 - 05:37
Twofour54 deal will give the first time opportunity to choose between the telecommunications providers Etisalat and du by breaking Etisalat's monopoly.
Etisalat declines having hand in Indian telecom scam
Submitted by Gaurav Singla on Wed, 02/09/2011 - 19:19
Taking a strong exception on being involved in telecom corruption in India, the Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (etisalat) on Wednesday rubbished the charges adding that it has nothing to do with the UAS license application process.
Deadline postponed by Etisalat to close Zain Deal
Submitted by Ahmed Mansoor on Sun, 01/30/2011 - 13:33
As stated by Etisalat, the biggest telecommunications company, intents to close the deal of acquiring 46% of stake in Zain Group by the end of the month February who missed its original deadline of January 15. This bid of 1.7 dinars a share for 46 per cent stake was made by Etisalat in November 2010. According to Etisalat the delay was caused as it failed to acquire enough information from Zain to complete the process.
Etisalat plans to obtain stake in Zain
Submitted by Gaurav Singla on Mon, 01/17/2011 - 19:40
Yesterday, UAE telecom operator Etisalat has alleged that a majority stake in Kuwait's Zain valued at $12 billion will be purchased as offered for which there is extension in its limit.
Etisalat has declared in a report released in Abu Dhabi that after the declaration of a perfect deal, the work will be resumed.
Etisalat signed MOU with Consortium to launch 13,000km lengthy cable
Submitted by Sukhbir Dhillon on Wed, 12/29/2010 - 14:11
UAE telecom giant, Etisalat has signed MOU to have a tie up with a globally recognized consortium to run 13,000km long extended fibre optic cable which will pass via India ME and Europe. IMEWE stands for India, Middle East, Egypt and Europe.
This joined consortium will launch highly energy efficient cable coils which must have the capacity of transferring 3.84 terabits of data per second. It will upgrade the whole telecommunication system in ME.
Zain stake deal still on: Etisalat
Submitted by Isha Sondhi on Mon, 12/20/2010 - 16:21
On Sunday UAE telecommunications major Etisalat held that it is interested to buy a 46 per cent stake in Kuwait's telecommunication company Zain from a association which is headed by a major Zain shareholder.
An Etisalat spokesperson declared that the 46 per cent uncertain deal is still on as this has been agreed upon in the primary proposal.
Weekend to have unstable internet connection in the UAE
Submitted by Faarooq Mehmood on Fri, 04/16/2010 - 17:22
Etisalat said in a statement that due to the damage to an important submarine cable in the Mediterranean Sea, the Internet traffic in the UAE is likely to be interrupted this weekend.
The owner of the cable has undertaken the repairs, the Sea-ME-We 4, other partners and concerned operators.
They are re-routing the traffic, so that there can be restoration of the cable as soon as possible.
