Etisalat implements Ascade Carrier Cockpit(TM) suite

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ABOUT Etisalat

Etisalat has been the telecommunications service provider in the United Arab Emirates since 1976, and has built up a modern telecom infrastructure and established itself as an innovative and reliable operator.

Etisalat stands 140th among the Financial Times Top 500 Corporations in the world in terms of market capitalization, and is ranked by The Middle East magazine as the 6th largest company in the Middle East in terms of capitalization and revenues. The Corporation is the largest contributor outside the oil sector to development programmes of the UAE Federal Government, and is an award-winning socially responsible corporation. Etisalat has also won accolades from across the region for its nationalization programme.

Apart from enabling the UAE with basic telecommunication services, Etisalat also offers a range of innovative and modern services that have served to position the UAE as one of the most advanced nations in terms of telecom services.

For more information please visit: www.etisalat.com

ABOUT ASCADE AB

Ascade is the global market-leader in Business Operations Systems for trading and exchanging voice traffic between telecom carriers. Our solution, Carrier Cockpit(TM) Suite, optimizes and automates all aspects of a carrier's wholesale and bilateral business while providing management with real-time business control capabilities.

Carrier Cockpit(TM) Suite, developed together with leading international carriers, is the most mature and widely used Business Operations System for managing the wholesale carrier business worldwide. Customers include REACH, SingTel, KT, TM, TFN, BellCanada, Telenor Global Services, Rostelecom, Allstream, Sunrise, Telekom Austria, MobileOne, PT Telkom and more.

Ascade AB is a privately held company owned by founders and leading Nordic investment firms CapMan, listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange, and SEB Företagsinvest, the venture capital division of Nordic financial services group SEB, listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange.