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Etisalat reinforces technology leadership with network upgrades and expansions [AmCham Egypt Tenders Alert Service (TAS)](AmCham Egypt Tenders Alert Service (TAS) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Etisalat announced today technological upgrades and expansions in its networks, reinforcing its position as the leading telecommunications service provider in the region. Major enhancements in 4G LTE network includes enhancing of Etisalat 's indoor coverage to improve customer experience. Etisalat 's 4G network extensively covers 88 percent of the country's populated areas. During 2014, a large number of base stations were deployed for indoor coverage and to enhance customer experience. The total number of indoor base stations has reached 6000. This will further boost indoor coverage capabilities in buildings, malls, and airports. Having established the region's most solid, future-ready 3G and 4G LTE networks to meet the growing needs of the UAE's highly connected environment, the company upgraded the country's fastest mobile Internet at speeds of 150Mbps, reaching 300 Mbps recently. A phased upgrade to 4G LTE (A) is now making way for ultra-speeds for Etisalat 's mobile customers. In line with the economic growth and demand of the UAE's western regions, Etisalat 's plans of network expansion in the Western Region, are on track. Etisalat also added up on top of more than 300 base stations on the boarder and desert areas of the country to enhance its coverage. A per the latest UAE TRA Cellular Mobile Networks benchmarking report, Etisalat maintained its leading position in the market in terms of quality of 4G LTE mobile services. To meet strong surge in data consumption in the UAE, Etisalat 's fibre-to-the-home network (FTTH) has also enabled an ultrafast residential Internet network speed of up to 1Gbps. The company's extensive FTTH network has helped rank UAE a global leader in terms of fibre-optic penetration, which covers more than 85 percent of the country's populated areas. Having invested tens of billions in the FTTH network, Etisalat continues to develop its fibre optic infrastructure and ranked Abu Dhabi as the world's first Capital to be fully fibre-connected. As the first in the region to have successfully tested Voice over LTE (VoLTE) and enhanced Single Radio Call Continuity (eSRVCC) implementation back in May 2013, Etisalat is well on track to launch the service to customers in the UAE depending on handsets availability. VoLTE will allow customers to use 4G LTE technology for both data and voice services on a single device. In support to the UAE government's SMART initiatives, Etisalat will deliver the needed solutions on its vast fibre and cellular 3G and 4G LTE capabilities as well as in-depth machine-to-machine (M2M) experience. As the company undertakes network development projects, another major focus area for Etisalat is delivering on its promise to reduce carbon footprint in the UAE. Among several recent initiatives undertaken by the company to reduce environmental impact of traditional energy sources, it collaborated with the UAE's electricity utility providers to connect grid power for more than 100 mobile network sites, which were operating on diesel generators. Etisalat has also switched to more efficient cooling systems for its mobile sites, substantially reducing the electrical load requirement and consumption. Furthermore, to ensure highest network efficiencies with lower power consumption, Etisalat has undertaken modernisation of its legacy network with advanced high-end equipment. Fulfilling its corporate responsibility towards a green future of the UAE, Etisalat has teamed up with global and local energy efficiency leaders to develop jointly renewable energy products and solutions that are also environmentally sustainable. Etisalat offers distinguished IPTV services, equipped with the latest techniques of digital broadcasting to enrich the viewing experience for Etisalat customers by broadcasting high-definition through a variety of compatible devices including smart phones, tablets and PCs. As a first in the region, Etisalat introduced Plug and Play to its network for the connectivity of Customer Premises Equipment (CPE). This unique approach is a built-in auto-detection/auto-configuration mechanism to ensure faster service provisioning to Etisalat Customers for CPE. In coming months, Etisalat plans to launch its first owned state-of-the-art private and public clouds for customers in the UAE for efficiently processing data through a common infrastructure connected to the Internet. All rights reserved. Neither the content of the Tenders Alert Service (TAS) nor any part of it may be reproduced, sorted in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, witho Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info). (c) 2014 All rights reserved. Albawaba.com |