Sponsors
Strategic Operator Partner
Etisalat is one of the leading telecommunications companies in the world and one of the largest operators in the Middle East and Africa, headquartered in the UAE.
Established in 1976, Etisalat pioneered the telecommunications services in the UAE. A comprehensive telecommunications provider offering innovative solutions for mobile and fixed-line voice and data services to individuals and enterprises, today, Etisalat operates in over 18 countries across Asia, the Middle East and Africa, servicing over 80m customers out of a total population of approximately 1.7bn people
Etisalat was the first telecom operator in the region to introduce a mobile phone service, and was one of the early adopters of GSM technology. Etisalat has established itself as a regional pioneer by introducing both 3G and MMS and most recently, the BlackBerry and iPhone service in the country. With over three decades of innovation, Etisalat continues to introduce cutting-edge technology and consumer-centric services for its customers in the UAE, in its endeavour to position UAE as one of the leading telecom services counties in the world.
Etisalat is also connecting the entire UAE through the latest Fibre to the Home (FTTH) technology. By the end of 2009, Abu Dhabi will become the first capital city in the world to be fully connected through FTTH, connecting over 700,000 homes.
Etisalat is also the major hub in the Middle East, for internet, voice, mobile broadband, broadcast, roaming and corporate data services, with an extensive regional and intercontinental network. Etisalat has 520 roaming agreements connecting 185 countries enabling BlackBerry, 3G and voice roaming.
In 2008 Etisalat was named Best International Carrier at the World Communications Awards and Best Middle East Wholesale Provider at the Capacity Awards 2008. It has been named Best Middle East Operator five times at different conferences and ceremonies since 2006.
Etisalat reported annual Net Revenues of US $7.116 billion and Net Profits of US$2.361 billion, in 2008. Etisalat has received its inaugural international corporate credit ratings in 2008 from Moody's (Aa2), from Standard & Poor's (A +) and from Fitch Ratings (AA-).
For more information, please visit www.etisalat.ae/
Platinum Sponsor
Huawei is a leader in providing next generation telecommunications networks, and now serves 36 of the world's top 50 operators, along with over one billion users worldwide.
The company is committed to providing innovative and customized products, services and solutions to create long-term value and growth potential for its customers.
Huawei's products and solutions encompassing wireless products (LTE/HSPA/WCDMA/EDGE/GPRS/GSM, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO/CDMA2000 1X, TD-SCDMA and WiMAX), core network products ( IMS, Mobile Softswitch, NGN ), network products (FTTx, xDSL, Optical, Routers, LAN Switch), applications and software (IN, mobile data service, BOSS), as well as terminals (UMTS/CDMA). Major products are designed based on Huawei's ASIC chipset and utilize shared platforms to provide quality and cost-effective products.
At the end of June 2008, Huawei has over 87,502 employees, of whom 43% are dedicated to R&D. Huawei's global R&D centers are located in Silicon Valley and Dallas in USA, Stockholm in Sweden, Moscow in Russia and Bangalore in India in addition to those in Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Shenzhen, Hangzhou and Chengdu in China.
For more information, please visit www.huawei.com
Gold Sponsors
Ericsson has been present in the Middle East for more than 50 years and has during these years been working closely with the operators on creating, developing and growing the telecom market in the region. With activities and operations in all 14 countries in the Middle East Ericsson today serves more than 20 operators in the region.
At Broadband Global Summit, Ericsson will be showcasing its latest developments relating to fixed and mobile solutions as well as presenting its overall ‘broadband for all’ strategy. This will include case studies where operators and media producers are taking advantage of fast pipes to deliver rich new services to the television as well as mobile consumers.
For more information, please visit www.ericsson.com/uk/
As one of the first Chinese telecoms equipment provider to pursue business in overseas markets, ZTE now has about 62,000 employees and 10,000 of them are working in about 107 representative offices around the world.Since 1996, the company has provided products and services to 140 countries and regions, serving major telecoms operators in Asia Pacific, South Asia, North America, Europe, Latin America, Africa and the Commonwealth of Independent States. Through a combination of strategic marketing, product differentiation, cost advantage improvement, human resources optimization and intellectual property management, ZTE has established firm commercial partnerships with over 500 operators around the world.
For more information, please visit www.zte.com.cn
Silver Sponsor
With about 60,000 people in more than 150 countries, Nokia Siemens Networks is one of the largest telecommunications hardware, software and services companies in the world. We are committed to innovation and sustainability and offer a complete portfolio of mobile, fixed and converged network technologies as well as professional services including consulting and systems integration, network implementation, maintenance and care, and managed services.
We serve more than 600 customers across the world – Communications Service Providers (CSPs) who face a multitude of challenges such as the need to increase efficiency as the pressure on reducing capital and operational costs grows; to capture greater value through business model innovation; to reduce the complexity within their businesses and networks; and to grow their customer base and minimize subscriber churn.
For more information, please visit www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com/
Bronze Sponsor
Detecon International is a leading worldwide company for integrated manage-ment and technology consulting founded in 2002 from the merger of DETECON and Diebold. Based on its comprehensive expertise in information and commu-nication technology (ICT), Detecon provides consulting services to customers from all key industries. The company's focus is on development of new business models, optimization of existing strategies and increase of corporate efficiency through strategy, organization and process improvements. This combined with exceptional technological expertise enables us to provide consulting services along our customers' entire value-added chain. The knowledge we have gained from successful management and ICT projects in over 100 countries forms the foundation of our services. Detecon is a subsidiary of T-Systems, the business customers brand of Deutsche Telekom.
For more information, please visit www.detecon.com/en/
Badge and Lanyard Sponsor
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) is the trusted transformation partner of service providers, enterprises, strategic industries such as defense, energy, healthcare, transportation, and governments worldwide, providing solutions to deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. A leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications and services, Alcatel-Lucent leverages the unrivalled technical and scientific expertise of Bell Labs, one of the largest innovation powerhouses in the communications industry. With operations in more than 130 countries and the most experienced global services organization in the industry, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with a global reach. Alcatel-Lucent achieved revenues of Euro 15.2 billion in 2009 and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located in Paris. For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com
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