Okla ranks the world's fastest mobile network for the second year in a row

Etisalat plans to recruit 100 Emirati graduates by the end of 2021

  • The CEO of Etisalat Emirates Operations received the UCLA Award in the presence of Group CEO Hatem Dowidar.

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  • Dina Al-Mansoori: "(Etisalat) has made great strides in rehabilitating and training a large segment of citizens."

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Etisalat Group announced yesterday its intention to appoint 100 national graduates by the end of this year, with 25 graduates to be appointed this September, as part of the government’s directions for the “50 projects”, at a time when the global company Ookla, which is specialized in testing the speed of the band, confirmed For the second year in a row, Etisalat surpassed Etisalat globally, and retained the title of “The World’s Fastest Mobile Network” for the year 2021.

Alumni Program

Etisalat explained in a statement that the announcement coincides with its launch of the Graduate Program in Artificial Intelligence, after the company organized a "hackathon", the first of its kind, which witnessed the demand of Emirati competencies to develop innovative solutions to a set of related challenges.

She added that the new graduate program is held over a period of nine months and is divided into two phases, the first in September and the second in December, noting that the program provides Emirati graduates with the opportunity to obtain practical experiences in artificial intelligence technologies, the Internet of things, big data and cybersecurity.

Dina Ali Al-Mansoori, CEO of Human Resources at Etisalat Group, said that the decision to appoint a batch of Emirati citizens comes in interaction with the rational directions of the UAE government, and to demonstrate once again that the group continues to follow the leadership approach and accelerate the Emiratisation process, harnessing all its capabilities and capabilities to include It is in the interest of the country and the citizen.

Al-Mansoori pointed out that this step coincides with the launch of the graduate program in artificial intelligence, which is part of the company's continuous efforts to invest in Emirati cadres and support the career path of the people of the country in the digital fields based on the extensive experiences that the company possesses in those fields.

The fastest network

In addition, the global company, Ookla, which specializes in testing the speed of broadband and mobile networks, and analyzing the speed of downloading and sending data, confirmed that “Etisalat” has outperformed “Etisalat” globally, for the second year in a row, by retaining the title of “the fastest mobile phone network in the world” for the year 2021. .

This global achievement strengthens the position of the UAE, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of its founding, making the country the fastest in the world on the mobile phone speed index.

The UCLA award was received by Masoud M., Chief Operating Officer of Etisalat Emirates.

Sherif Mahmoud, at the Etisalat headquarters in Dubai, in the presence of the CEO of Etisalat Group, Eng. Hatem Dowidar.

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According to OCLA, Etisalat achieved a record download speed of 193.88 Mbps with a speed score of 153.05, to be the only operator around the world that gets a rating higher than 150 points. “The fastest fixed broadband network in the Gulf Cooperation Council” for the first and second quarters of 2021.

Doug Sattles, CEO and co-founder of Ookla, said: “We are pleased to announce that (Etisalat) has been awarded the title of (the fastest mobile network in the world), in addition to the title of (the fastest fixed broadband network in the Gulf Cooperation Council), and this achievement reflects this achievement. How far (Etisalat) outperformed in the first and second quarters of 2021, according to comprehensive analysis from Ookla based on speed tests.

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Bedouin, Chief Executive Officer of Etisalat Operations, Masoud M.

Sherif Mahmoud, this international achievement demonstrates the importance of the determination and sincere efforts of the leadership to build a distinguished country in all sectors, and for the UAE to become at the forefront of the digital scene regionally and globally.

Masoud attributed this great achievement to the unlimited support that Etisalat receives from the leadership, through an endless series of incentives and providing the necessary environment to rise to the top, in addition to Etisalat's flexible and renewable strategy of "leading the digital future to empower societies", which contributed On its path to building the latest and best communications networks in the markets in which it operates, while seeking to enhance the added value of all its partners, and achieving its goals of pioneering digital innovation towards a better future.

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