95% network coverage for populated areas in the UAE

1.81 million subscribers to the fifth generation network in «Etisalat by E&»

  • «Etisalat from E&» keeps pace with the state's development plans in various fields.

    Photography: Ashok Verma

  • Masoud Mahmoud: "The percentage of Emiratisation in (E&) and (Etisalat from E &) rose to unprecedented levels, reaching 51.1% by the end of June.

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E&E Telecom reported that the coverage rate of the company's fifth generation network, in populated areas in the UAE, reaches 95%, with a download speed of more than 3.1 gigabytes per second, while the number of subscribers to the company's fifth generation network (5G) is about 1.81 million subscribers in the first half of 2022.

She indicated, during a press interview held on the sidelines of the GITEX Global exhibition at the Dubai World Trade Center yesterday, that the coverage rate of the advanced 4G network reached 99.74%, with a download speed of 480 megabytes per second from the populated areas within the country.

In detail, the CEO of E&E Communications, Masoud Muhammad Sharif Mahmoud, said that the coverage rate of the company's fifth generation network in populated areas in the UAE reached 95%, with a download speed of more than 3.1 gigabytes per second, pointing out that " The number of subscribers to the company's 5G network reached about 1.81 million in the first half of 2022.

He explained that "the coverage rate of the advanced 4G network reached 99.74%, with a download speed of 480 megabytes per second, from populated areas within the country," noting that "the company will focus on investment opportunities and acquisitions, to enhance its presence."

Mahmoud added that "E&E contacts" keeps pace with the digital future and is keen to provide innovative experiences to customers in all sectors, and these experiences included (Metaverse), which represents a revolution in the world of successive generations technologies, fifth generation technologies, mobility, smart retail, smart health care and the home Smartphone, and other artificial intelligence technologies.

He pointed out that the rapid change in the global telecommunications sector, in which the performance criterion has become investment in digital transformation, the fifth generation network and successive generations, which prompted E&E to focus on its investments in this regard to make a qualitative leap in the future of telecommunications services. In the UAE.

He added that E&E has maintained the country's lead globally in terms of the fiber-optic network connection to homes (FTTH).

Mahmoud explained that "the company embarked on a journey of transformation as a digital communications company, which aims, through its strategy, to accelerate growth through a flexible business model that represents the main business sectors of the group," noting that "the communications sector is at the top of those sectors, to preserve the group's legacy and excellence in providing Diverse telecommunication services in the UAE and at the international level.

He said, "During GITEX Global, the company presents an overview of metaverses, the future of mobility, healthcare, retail, education, home entertainment and business, as well as various uses on the 5G network, working to implement innovative solutions to enable a superior digital reality."

He pointed out that "E&E contacts" keeps pace with the country's development plans in various fields, and believes in the importance of providing the latest communication services and digital solutions to meet the changing needs of small and medium-sized companies, during the digital transformation journey, and support the productivity of the business sector in general.

He pointed out that «the company provides many solutions that advance the performance of the business sector, such as specialized digital platforms, dynamic communication tools, cyber security, cloud services, Internet of things, artificial intelligence solutions, and other partnerships in the context of enhancing the presence and abundance of data centers, which is reflected positively. on the performance and services of small and medium-sized enterprises.

In terms of customer service and business centers, Mahmoud said: “We have witnessed a decrease of more than 50% in requests for technical support for customers, compared to their numbers in previous years.”

As for the localization strategies, he added, "Localization is at the core of (E&E's) goals, as the percentage of localization in the (E&E) and (Etisalat) group rose to unprecedented levels, reaching 51.1% by the end of June 2022. .

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