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. Incorporated in Nigeria as a private company, it acquired the Unified Access License from the Federal Government in January 2007. The license includes a mobile license and spectrum in the GSM 1800 and 900 MHz bands at a price of $400million (Four Hundred Million U.S. Dollars). Etisalat acquired a 40% stake in EMTS and is now the operator of the Unified Access License.
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.
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.
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