Picture: Mr. Ali Amiri (right) and Mr. Ahmed Almehyas (left)
Etisalat and EDCH today announced that they are entering into a partnership to resell
Etisalat’s Signaling, GRX and Roaming Replicator solution and other related services
through EDCH’s strong foot print in the Middle East and Africa, and growing markets
in the Far East and Europe.
The agreement will ensure Etisalat growing market share
for its operator solutions and EDCH to strengthen its positions as a single source
and one solution provider to all its clients roaming needs.
"Today's announcement
underlines the commitment from Etisalat to bring value to our clients and build
strong business relationships with our partners ensuring that synergies are created
and our clients are experiencing increased quality of service", says Mr. Ali Amiri,
Executive Vice President-Carrier & Wholesale of Etisalat.
“EDCH has over the years
developed a comprehensive Data Clearing, Financial Clearing and Settlement service
for handling GSM Roaming Records between our clients and their roaming partners.
Adding Signaling, GRX and Roaming Replicator to our service portfolio will help
ensure our position as the fastest growing Data and Financial Clearing house in
the world and as a global leader in telecommunications worldwide”, says Mr. Ahmed
Almehyas, General Manager of EDCH.
Etisalat
Etisalat has been the telecommunications service provider in the UAE since 1976,
and has built up a modern telecom infrastructure and established itself as an innovative
and reliable operator. Etisalat stands 140th among the Financial Times Top 500 Corporations
in the world in terms of market capitalization, and is ranked by The Middle East
magazine as the 6th largest company in the Middle East in terms of capitalization
and revenues. The Corporation is the largest contributor outside the oil sector
to development programmes of the UAE Federal Government, and is an award-winning
socially responsible corporation.
Emirates Data Clearing House
Established in 1994, EDCH was a small company with only a few employees, but has
since grown to be one of three leading clearing houses in the world and the only
clearing house based in the Middle East. EDCH’s core business is to provide our
clients complete GSM solutions for roaming facilities to be provided to their customers.
As the first Data Clearing House in the Middle East and now growing to other regions
of the world, EDCH has proven its market position by successfully serving many leading
groups like Etisalat, Zain, Atlantique Telecom, Warid, and operators such as Vodacom
and Pannon and the goal is to grow and continue the success for many years to come.
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