UAE global leader in fiber optic network

BARCELONA / WAM

The United Arab Emirates is ranked first for the highest-Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) penetration among all its global counterparts for a second year in a row, according to the FTTH Council.
The council published its annual report that highlighted UAE with a coverage of 94.3 percent compared to countries such as Singapore (90.3 percent), South Korea (81.6 percent), Hong Kong (75.6 percent) and Japan (69.1 percent).
Saleh Al Abdooli, CEO, Etisalat Group, said, “Our network is a backbone to our long-term strategy as a company to enable and drive digital transformation acr-oss our network. Today’s announcement signifies that we have maintained consistent leadership globally in FTTH penetration setting a benchmark in the global telecom industry.
This achievement was only possible due to the continuous support and vision of the leadership of UAE in the development and modernisation of the infrastructure.
“Etisalat invested more than AED31 billion in the network infrastructure. This has led to the launch of innovative services meeting the growing demand and changing requirements of our customers across the country.”