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Etisalat launches advanced Global Data Services in cooperation with AT&T and NAVLINK, November 20 2006
New network node allows provision of global IP-VPN services
Dubai, 20 November 2006 – Emirates Telecommunications Corporation- Etisalat- today announced the deployment of a state-of-the-art ‘global network node’ that will provide Etisalat’s customers with safe, secure and reliable global connectivity.
Etisalat will deliver global connectivity and IP VPN services working with AT&T and NavLink. Etisalat is to host the AT&T Global Network (AGN) node in the UAE, offering IP VPN services both to local UAE customers seeking global connectivity and to existing multinational customers of AT&T seeking to extend their presence and reach in the Gulf region. Furthermore, AT&T and NavLink are working with Etisalat on extending and leveraging the AGN node by providing a set of value-added managed services centered on the capabilities the node enables, such as hosting and managed security platforms.
Etisalat will now be able to offer network-based IP VPN solution provided via Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) standards over AT&T’s global network. It provides IP-enabled, any-to-any, application-aware, managed VPN services that deliver security, flexibility and high performance levels for corporate intranet solutions on a global basis.
The IP VPN service delivers feature-rich capability of a fully managed IP network while providing the reliability, quality and security of an MPLS-based private network environment. Services provided to customers include:
- The ability to connect seamlessly customers’ worldwide branches with their headquarters in the UAE
- The capacity to handle critical and sensitive business information reliably and without delay
- Assurance of ‘no single point of failure’ allowing customers to continue to conduct business even in the event of a breakdown anywhere in the network
- One-Stop-Shopping: end-to-end management of all aspects of the service, including contract renewal, maintenance and billing.
Ahmed Abdulkarim Julfar, Chief Operating Officer, Etisalat, said: “Etisalat understands the need of businesses to communicate between worldwide locations, and has worked closely with market leaders to ensure a solution that addresses these needs in the most effective way. With the launch of the international IP-VPN service, we are extending the benefits of international connectivity to our business customers, enabling them to increase their productivity and efficiency by removing the limitations of distance. A solution such as the IP-VPN service is a smart investment for a business, with returns seen in a short time.”
Commenting on the agreement, John Vladimir Slamecka, head of AT&T business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa said: “This announcement marks another important milestone in AT&T’s global strategy to provide services to our global enterprise customers in high growth and rapidly expanding markets. The UAE is a key commercial crossroads between Europe and Asia and is seeing rapid economic growth and industrial development and this deployment of our infrastructure with a key local partner greatly enhances our ability to deliver for our customers. It also better enables AT&T to take advantage of local opportunities generated by regional companies who are themselves seizing the global opportunity and expanding their operations around the world.”
George Chammas, Co-President of NavLink said “We’re very pleased to team up with Etisalat and AT&T. This partnering agreement will leverage Etisalat’s key presence in the UAE with AT&T’s global reach and NavLink’s solution expertise. Customers will benefit from best of class products and services to fulfill their most demanding enterprise networking and telecommunication needs.”
Laurent Delifer, COO and Co-president of NavLink, added: "The establishment of the AT&T network node in Dubai is the fruit of close and faithful co-operation since many years between NavLink and Etisalat, and of AT&T's strategic decision of enhancing their presence in the Gulf region. We are excited to offer advanced IP-based services to customers in the region and globally and to continue breaking new ground with our trusted partners”.
About Etisalat
Established in 1976, Emirates Telecommunications Corporation – Etisalat - is known as an innovative and reliable provider of telecommunications, Internet and related services in the UAE. The Corporation is ranked by Financial Times as one of the Top 500 companies in the world in terms of market capitalization, and the sixth largest in the Middle East according to the UK-based The Middle East magazine.
Etisalat serves over 5.3 million mobile customers in the UAE, a penetration rate of over 125 per cent. In 2005, Etisalat announced revenues of AED 12.9bn, and net profits of AED 4.3bn. For more information about Etisalat please visit the Company website at www.etisalat.ae
About NavLink
NavLink (www.navlink.com) is a system and network integrator and managed service provider, operating in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Founded in December 1996, NavLink achieved a leadership position in high-end IP consulting, system integration, enterprise networking services, enterprise hosting and managed services serving telecommunications organizations, as well as multinational corporations. NavLink operates a carrier class data center in Nice, France part of AT&T’s 30 global data centers. NavLink is a strategic partner of AT&T, and acts as AT&T’s service delivery arm for enterprise customers in the Middle East and Africa
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. is one of the world's largest telecommunications holding companies and is the largest in the United States. Operating globally under the AT&T brand, AT&T companies are recognized as the leading worldwide providers of IP-based communications services to business and as leading U.S. providers of high speed DSL Internet, local and long distance voice, and directory publishing and advertising services. AT&T Inc. holds a 60 percent ownership interest in Cingular Wireless, which is the No. 1 U.S. wireless services provider with 58.7 million wireless customers. Additional information about AT&T Inc. and AT&T products and services is available at http://www.att.com.
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