Fastest Internet Broadband 30mbps by Etisalat

Etisalat launches the fastest broadband Internet in the Middle East with 30Mbps package

Launch of 100 Mbps package in the coming months

Customers can save up to AED 899 on subscribing to the new package

Internet upgrade up to 16Mbps at no additional cost

"Etisalat is delighted to announce the launch of the fastest residential internet package in the Middle East. Etisalat is committed to provide the best of technology to its customers by introducing advanced technologies like FTTH in the UAE. Our FTTH network is on a fast track roll-out; Etisalat is getting read to announce Abu Dhabi as the first connected capital in the world in the coming months and aims to connect all the UAE households and premises through FTTH network by 2011, which will become yet another milestone in its own right."

FTTH will also allow Etisalat to launch a much faster package of 100 Mbps in the coming months,"

"FTTH is a significant technology leap for the country that will modernize the communications and telecom infrastructure and provide infinite entertainment options to the home users through its high speed network. FTTH technology has enormous scope and potential in terms of capacity, speed, and efficiency to accommodate the growing demand for bandwidth in the coming years for our residential and business customers".

," FTTH will bring about a paradigm shift in the communication sector, taking it to unprecedented levels. With its high-speed Internet offering speed up to 100 Mbps, FTTH will boost adoption of new age internet services like IPTV, Video On Demand , and online gaming, creating future smart homes. The platform will also widen the current internet scope by opening unconventional yet significant internet avenues, in areas like e-education, online health checks ups with three-dimensional view (voice, picture and data), video conferencing, and remote infrastructure management."

"Customers today require higher internet speeds for applications like audio and video streaming, online gaming etc, which propagated Etisalat to introduce the fastest internet package. This package will further strengthen Etisalat's bouquet of services in the Al Shamil offerings and provide a wider choice of speed to our customers – from 256 kbps to 30 Mbps ‎ depending on their internet usage habits and needs."  Al Haddad added.

Etisalat has already connected more than 550,000 homes through FTTH since 2008 and aims to connect the entire UAE by end of 2011, connecting more than 1.4 million homes and offices.

On the other hand, Etisalat Al Shamil customers can experience an even higher internet access at no additional cost.  Until   November 30th, Al Shamil package subscribers can upgrade to any higher speed and enjoy it for two months, without any additional fees. For upgrade to highest speeds of 8Mbps and 16Mbps, customers will require FTTH (Fibre to the Home) connectivity. Post the offer period, customers can choose to either continue with the higher speed packages, (chargeable from the third month onwards), selectively upgrade their speeds from the various available packages or revert to their existing package, depending on their upgrade experience and requirements.

Al Haddad requested the residents of UAE to assist Etisalat In this endeavor, by allowing the Etisalat technicians to visit their homes to install the fibre optic to upgrade their network.

Customers can subscribe/upgrade to one of the new internet packages and verify if their home is connected via FTTH, by visiting the nearest Etisalat business centre, or calling 101. For further information on the service, customers can visit www.etisalat.ae/alshamil