du aims to become regional telecom hub
Dubai: 26 February 2007: du, the new telecommunication operator in the UAE supported the recently held Capacity Middle East & North Africa 2007 Congress, as a platinum sponsor. The carrier-focused event held at the Radisson SAS Hotel, Dubai Deira Creek, on 26 and 27 February provided a platform for representatives from international and regional telecommunications companies to discuss strategic domestic and international wholesale telecommunications market opportunities.
Osman Sultan, Chief Executive Officer of du delivered the key note speech at the forum. Also representing du was Mahesh Jaishankar, Director, Business Development and Marketing Carrier Services, who participated in a panel discussion on key drivers of capacity demand in the Middle East and North Africa wholesale telecom markets.
Announcing du's latest offering - Virtual Voice Network (VVN), at the conference, Osman Sultan, CEO of du, outlined du's strategy of seeking opportunities to provide the latest in telecommunications technology regionally.
Commenting on the strategic announcement Sultan said: “We aim to be the partner of choice as the telecommunications hub in the region, and a gateway for other carriers from Europe or Asia Pacific. We are very happy to have been associated with Capacity Middle East 2007 and hope that visitors to this event gained key insights on opportunities for growth in the region as well as a better understanding of the challenges facing wholesale voice and data traffic.”
du’s latest offering VVN provides a complete carrier grade switch and network solution for telecoms service providers looking to outsource their switching network. It offers a full suite of partitioning, Telehousing, bandwidth and managed services in conjunction with Interoute who links into the largest and densest telecommunication network in Europe.
"Interoute are delighted to continueour partnership with du," said Gareth Williams, Interoute's President of Global Markets. "By launching'Arena'inthe UAE, duand Interoute are expanding the largest International VoIPPeering exchange. Interoute Arena includes over 200 Global members that now have the capability totrade with Carriers across the Middle East. We are confident it will further enhance Dubai's status as the major Telecoms hub in the region."
du's stand at Capacity Middle East 2007 served as a platform to meet and interact with representatives of various carriers from across the world. Capacity Middle East & North Africa 2007 being a premier forum attracted decision-makers at executive levels from carriers, operators and service providers from across the region.
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About du
du, is the new telecommunications company in the UAE. It is 40 percent owned by the UAE Federal Government, 20 percent by Mubadala Development Company, 20 percent by TECOM Investments and 20 percent by public shareholders. It is listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) and trades under the name du.
du currently provides fixed line, internet and pay TV services in some of the free zones of Dubai, following its purchase of TECOM Investments’ telecom assets.
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