Telecom operator plans to have up to 1,000 enabled ‘stations’ in the UAE before year-endSenior etisalat officials at a recent virtual reality demonstration with 5G. The UAE telco was the first operator to launch a commercial 5G wireless network in the MENA territory last year. According to Saeed Al Zarouni, Senior Vice-President, Mobile Network at Etisalat, “5G is now a reality due to Etisalat’s continuous efforts in building and investing in future networks. - Dr. Ahmad Bin Ali | Group Senior Vice- President, Corporate Communications, EtisalatEtisalat had signed an agreement with the Swedish equipment maker Ericsson to set up a 5G network. The speed of data transfers under 5G will be 20 times current download speeds.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 20, 2019 11:37 UTC