Etisalat's traffic from UAE operation has grown 300 per cent since 2008 surpassing the 100 Gigabit per second (Gbps) mark earlier this year, the leading telecom service provider said.
This reflects the country's surging Internet community who are constantly connected via a plethora of devices at the office, in the home and on the move, said Ali Amiri, Etisalat's Executive vice president for Carrier and Wholesale Services at the International Telecommunications Week 2011 in Washington.
It also reflects increasing usage amongst business customers who are becoming more reliant on advanced technologies to manage regional offices from the UAE, he added.
Etisalat is participating in this year's event as a sponsor and a high level delegation of its Carrier and Wholesale team is attending to meet with global operators and discuss emerging trends.
"The UAE is witnessing exceptionally high growth in terms of Internet usage. High-bandwidth applications, and in particular social networking, video and businesses, are driving consumption," Amiri said.
"We expect this trend to grow further with new innovations such as Cloud Computing, mobile health, finance and education catalyzing future demand. As the UAE economy continues to expand and businesses of all sizes are encouraged to establish regional headquarters in the UAE, we are confident that this trend will continue and potentially become even more acute."
"Etisalat has partnered with other major operator groups to deploy intercontinental cable across the Middle East," he added.
"Most recently we have participated in TEAMS, IMEWE and the Regional Cable Network (RCN) which promise greater and more reliable connectivity for our region.
This means Etisalat has sufficient capacity to meet the requirements of its customers today and in the future. This includes both the UAE, and also our international customers in terms of our 17 sister companies under the Etisalat Group and other operator groups, ISPs, Mobile Operators and telecoms service providers," Amiri concluded.
Etisalat UAE is in the process of rolling out over two million kilometers of fiber optic cable -- more than enough to stretch to the moon five times. It will also launch LTE in 2011, which will eventually provide speeds of up to 150 Mbps across enabled mobile devices.
It was also one of the first five operators worldwide to offer 3D TV in 2010 and has been named best broadband provider in the Middle East in numerous reports, conferences and ceremonies. -- TradeArabia News Service
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