Etisalat has now been named 'Best Overall Operator in 2007' twice in the same year. In November, Etisalat was awarded by the organizers of Telecom World Middle East Awards in for the same category.
HE Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Government Sector Development and Chairman of the UAE Supreme Committee for the Supervision of the Telecommunications Sector presented the award to HE Mohammad Hassan Omran, Chairman of Etisalat. The Arabian Business Awards aim to recognize and award companies and organizations with exceptional performance and achievements based on the highest international and regional standards.
H.E. Eng Sultan Al Mansouri, Minister of Government Sector Development and Chairman of the UAE Supreme Committee for the Supervision of the Telecommunications Sector, congratulated Etisalat for being recognized as the Operator of the Year: "This recognition once again highlights the achievements of Etisalat and its contribution to the development of all sectors of the UAE over the last 30 years. We are proud of all of our national companies that have helped to enhance the reputation of the UAE."
HE Mohammad Hassan Omran, said: "This award is a testament to the hard work of all of our staff in the UAE and across all the subsidiary companies which make up the Etisalat family of companies. Being recognized for the second time within such a short period of time as the 'Best Overall Operator in 2007' is a tremendous achievement and has set a new benchmark for ourselves and the industry. This supports the development of Etisalat's reputation as one of the leading telecommunication companies worldwide."
HE Mohammed Khalfan Al Qamzi, said: "This award confirms the strength of our strategy and the ability of our team to deliver the highest levels of quality and performance across all markets in which we operate. We continue to set ever higher standards in order to offer our customers the best choices and services available."
Etisalat recently announced the acquisition of 15.97% in the Indonesian mobile operator 'Excelcomindo', the third largest mobile operator in Indonesia. Etisalat has agreed to pay $438m (Dhs1.6bn) for the stake. With this acquisition, Etisalat now operates across 16 countries worldwide.
Earlier in 2007, Arabian Business magazine ranked Etisalat as the 14th most admired company, and the most admired telecommunications company in the Gulf in 2007 in a table of the region's 50 most admired companies.
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Etisalat confirmed 'Best Overall Operator in 2007' in Middle East for second time
- United Arab Emirates: Monday, December 17 - 2007 at 12:12
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Etisalat was awarded 'Best Overall Operator in 2007' during an award ceremony organized by Arabian Business magazine held last night at the Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi.
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Press release issued by Corporate Communications Department - EtisalatFor further media information, please contact:
Ahmed Bin Ali, Vice President Corporate Communications
Tel: 02 6182173
Fax: 02 6334448
Etisalat's year in review:
February
• Etisalat launches mobile TV in the UAE
• The Etisalat University College also graduates some 270 Emirati engineers
March • Dhs100m investments in customer care
April • Profits reach Dhs1.837bn in Q1 2007, with 5.78 million mobile subscriptions
• Etisalat signed MoU for special needs services individually with Zayed Higher Organization for Humanitarian Care - special needs & minor affairs, Ministry of the Social Affairs and Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services. Also supporting forthcoming legislation to help people with special needs.
• Etisalat acquires 20% further stake in Atlantique Telecom and 17% in Zantel
May • Etisalat launches MobileCAM in the UAE
• Etisalat launches Auto Pay and Mobile Payment service
• Etisalat Academy celebrated the graduation of the first batch of 23 employees from Etisalat Afghanistan
• Etisalat extends its 3.5G network coverage to 97% of UAE's population coverage
• First 'Etisalat' branded subsidiary launches in Egypt bring Mobile TV and other 3G services to country
June • Etisalat launches PushMail service
• Etisalat expands its Greetune service with a large selection of tunes from the EMI Music catalogue
• Etisalat launches CSR initiative - National Mobile Phone Recycling Campaign promoting recycling of mobile phones
July • Profits reach Dhs3.732bn in H1 2007, with 5.99 million mobile subscriptions
• Etisalat expands its Greetune service with a large selection of tunes from the Sony BMG Music catalogue
• Etisalat has 444 international roaming partners in more than 180 countries
August • Second Etisalat branded subsidiary launches in Afghanistan
September • Etisalat Misr, Best New Operator 2007, by Comms MEA Magazine
• First Point of Presence (POP) in Asia opened in Singapore
• Etisalat Wins Enterprise Service Provider of the Year at ACN Arab Technology Awards
• Etisalat acquires 40% stake in Greenfield Nigerian operator from Mubadala
October • Profits reach Dhs5.534bn in Q3 2007, with 6.2 million mobile subscriptions
• CEO awarded for contribution to society by CEO Magazine
November • Exceeds 34m customers across 15 countries
• 6.3m mobile customers, 150% mobile penetration
• First Middle East carrier to offer full service Wholesale telecommunications services
• Etisalat launched the first Gpon service in the Middle East
• Etisalat Misr acquires 3 million customers since launch
• Organizers of the Telecom World Middle East Awards presented Etisalat with the title 'Best Overall Operator in 2007'
Posted by Anne-Birte Stensgaard, Senior News EditorMonday, December 17 - 2007 at 12:12 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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