Majestic Middle East The Middle East has become one of the most sought-after destinations for tourists wanting guaranteed sunshine – and now they can also enjoy a high quality mobile broadband experience while there. Mobile operator Etisalat in Dubai now has great coverage extending to 85 percent of populated areas and has also addressed the issue of massive smartphone penetration and demand for massive capacity. 4G LTE enables them to do this by using carrier aggregation (CA) to maximize their available spectrum and boost capacity and speed – their network has reached mobile broadband speeds up to 300Mbps.

1. 85%
ETISALAT COVERAGE
OF POPULATED
AREAS
4G LTE ETISALAT
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2. ETISALAT
Etisalat is driving forward by providing massive capacity to mobile users in Dubai
Challenge
• Address massive data traffic growth
especially in Dubai
• Provide innovative mobile broadband
services to differentiate
• Handle high Smartphone penetration –
Indeed, Smartphone penetration
in the United Arab Emirates is the
highest in the world
• Deliver enhanced mobile broadband
customer experience anywhere, anytime
Results
• The widest 4G LTE coverage and
the fastest network in the UAE –
Mobile broadband speeds
reaching up
to 300Mbps with Carrier
Aggregation
• High capacity 4G LTE network
• Superior customer experience
even for real-time application
Solution
• Deploy Alcatel-Lucent
ultra-broadband 4G LTE network
• Introduce LTE express LTE-A
features boosting capacity
(Carrier Aggregation)
• Efficient spectrum allocation
strategy (new/existing)
To find out more visit:
http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/solutions/lte-express/lte-now Reference: Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) UAE