2nd July, 2008
Etisalat and France Telecom agree on a partnership covering strategic technological and marketing fields
Memorandum of Understanding
executed in Paris today between Mohammed Hassan
Omran, Chairman, Etisalat, and Didier Lombard, Chairman and CEO, France Telecom
Partnership focused on
- Home networking solutions and Multiplay services
- Content acquisition and distribution
- International roaming
- Joint investments in submarines cables
Etisalat intends to become shareholder
of SoftAtHome
Etisalat and Studio 37 to jointly
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Etisalat and France Telecom today
announced their intention to collaborate in a number of fields of strategic importance
for the telecommunications industry, notably in Home services, contents, as well
as international network. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed today in Paris
between Mohammad Omran, Chairman of Etisalat, and Didier Lombard, Chairman and
CEO of France Telecom.
In the area of Home networking solutions and multiple-play services, the concept
of “Orange Livebox” (home gateway) and “Orange TV” (IPTV offer via set-up-box) rolled out by France Telecom to
over 6.8 million customers in Europe will be of interest for Etisalat as it pursues its FTTH (Fibre To
The Home) deployment in the UAE. France Telecom, Sagem and Thomson jointly launched
SoftAtHome to define standards for triple - play offerings. Etisalat is planning
to use SoftAtHome solutions to launch multiple-play offers in their markets. Subject
notably to the approval of the other shareholders of SoftAtHome, it is the intention
of both France Telecom and Etisalat that Etisalat will become a shareholder of SoftAtHome to get an ability to shape
future home networking technology developments...
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