Its subscriber base reached 12.1 million subscribers during the first half
Etisalat: 850,000 subscribers with 5G services
Etisalat organized a press interview at its headquarters in GITEX Global 2021.
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Saeed Al Zarooni: "The population coverage rate of the fifth generation networks in the country is currently 91%."
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The Senior Vice President of Mobile Networks at Etisalat Group, Eng. Saeed Al Zarooni, said that the total number of subscribers to the fifth generation services for smart phones reached 850,000 by the end of the third quarter of this year, expecting the number to grow during the coming period, with the support of From the spread of smartphones that are compatible with fifth generation technologies.
He added, during a press meeting held by the group at its headquarters at GITEX Global 2021, yesterday, that the launch of the versions of “iPhone 12” and “iPhone 13” that support fifth generation technologies has greatly enhanced the use of fifth generation services, in addition to the spread of awareness. About the importance of this technology, because of its advanced features, the most important of which is high download speeds with very low response time.
Fifth generation networks
Al Zarouni revealed that the population coverage of fifth generation networks in the country currently stands at 91%, pointing out that the fifth generation networks are a major artery for modern technologies and solutions that the world is witnessing at GITEX Global 2021 and Expo 2020 Dubai, and it is a reliable partner for the latest Services that will revolutionize the concepts of connectivity, smart mobility, smart healthcare, smart commerce, smart city and education.
He added that Etisalat aimed to achieve a balance between the density and quality of connection to the fifth generation network in major cities, and in places with high population density and crowded areas, such as commercial centers, and huge events that require a high connection density.
Al Zarouni pointed out that the superiority of the fiber-optic network in the country contributed significantly to supporting the use of fifth-generation services within the services of home packages, as the percentage of fiber-optic networks connected to homes reached 99.83%, while the total number of homes connected to fiber-optic reached 2.4 million homes.
subscriber base
Al Zarouni stated that the Etisalat subscriber base in the country reached 12.1 million subscribers during the first half of 2021, through more than 11,400 sites and network transmission stations, while download speeds via the fourth generation network reached about 450 megabits per second, and in The fifth generation is 2.2 gigabits per second, while the speed in the “Expo 2020 Dubai” region has reached more than 3 gigabits per second.
Al Zarouni confirmed that the group covers the entire territorial waters of the country, through mobile phone towers on the offshore islands, and through the towers stationed along the coasts, as it takes regular measurements of coverage levels in marine areas, in accordance with the approved regulatory standards and measurements.
He pointed out that the infrastructure in which Etisalat has injected huge investments over the past 45 years has provided government institutions, the business sector and individuals with concepts, tools and solutions for digital transformation, noting that Etisalat announced in September 2020 the start of providing high-speed internet services to its subscribers through a network. The fixed fifth generation for the first time in the UAE, which provides up to triple packages (voice, Internet and TV), with the aim of enhancing and expanding the fifth generation network.
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