Etisalat and Huawei have announced the signing of a commercial LTE contract to commence deployment of the LTE network in the UAE. Mr. Nasser bin Obood Acting/CEO Etisalat UAE, and Mr Yi Xiang, President for Huawei Middle East, witnessed the signing ceremony at the Etisalat-Huawei Summit 2011 in Barcelona, Spain. 

"Etisalat has established a reputation of a telecom service provider that is continuously innovating and identifying new ways for providing customers an unparalleled telecommunication experience, touching every sphere of their lives. Maintaining our leadership in the wireless broadband market, we are proud to be the Middle East's first and widest LTE network in the UAE," said Mr. Nasser bin Obood, A/CEO Etisalat.

"Etisalat is our key strategic partner and it is our honor to continuously support and deliver in line with their vision and objectives. Since 2003, Etisalat and Huawei have worked together to accomplish Etisalat's vision of enriching people's lives with superior communication services," said Mr. Yi Xiang, President for Huawei Middle East. 

"With our advanced SingleRAN LTE based solutions, Huawei is dedicated to partner with Etisalat in its endeavors to introduce innovative services in the UAE and international markets in which it operates," he added.