Etisalat

Etisalat is a UAE-based telecommunications services provider, currently operating in 17 countries across Asia, the Middle East and Africa. As of November 2009, Etisalat is the 13th largest mobile network operator in the world, with a total customer base of 94 million.[1]

Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services (EMTS), trading as Etisalat, is a Nigerian company duly incorporated under the laws of Nigeria in partnership with Mubadala Development Company and Etisalat of the United Arab Emirates.

Etisalat has been the telecommunications service provider in the United Arab Emirates since 1976. In its 32 years of operations, it has built up state-of-the-art telecom infrastructure and taken a leadership position of innovation and reliability among regional and international operators.

Etisalat has footprints in 17 countries traversing the Middle East, Asia and Africa. In Africa, Etisalat’s operations span 10 African nations including Sudan and Zanzibar. It therefore begins operations in Nigeria with considerable experience in successfully rolling out networks in challenging terrains.

In Nigeria, Etisalat made the first official call on its network on the 13th of March 2008 in the presence of dignitaries from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.