Hitting 100 mn.

Etisalat has increased its international subscriber base to over 94 million and that number will soon reach 100 million subscribers with operations covering nearly two billion people across its 18 markets worldwide.

“We have witnessed a significant increase in the number of subscribers which indicates the strong performance of our operations in the U.A.E. and internationally. We will reach 100 million customers soon,” said Etisalat Chairman Mohammad Omran.
Etisalat has managed to achieve growth in its revenues the last three years faster than pervious years.

This allows sufficient cash position to finance its operations and strategic expansions. As a result Etisalat became one of the few global telecos to maintain negative debt position. Etisalat has been highly rated by the three credit rating agencies with a stable outlook. It has excelled in its operations with “no adverse” effects on services quality and has continued to spend where needed, whether it is on infrastructure such as fibre optic network, which will be accomplished in U.A.E. next year, making Abu Dhabi the first city in the world be fully connected by this network, or in maintaining the quality of services and networks upgrades.

Etisalat has operations in U.A.E., Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Sudan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Indonesia, India, Nigeria, Benin, Niger, Gabon, Burkina Faso, Togo, Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, Tanzania and most recently Sri Lanka.

It offers its customers a full range of telecoms services and solutions including mobile, fixed-line telephony, internet, cable TV services to business, government and other telecoms companies. Etisalat has currently the largest international roaming network in the region with more than 520 operators around the world covering more than 190 countries.