Etisalat extends customer reach to US region
March 5, 2010 02:49 pm
Etisalat said it has partnered with Global
Crossing, a leading global IP solutions provider, to offer seamless
connectivity alternatives to customers keen to expand their connectivity to the
US, Canada and Latin America from the UAE.
As part of this alliance, Etisalat has set up its
own node in
“This partnership with Global Crossing is
significant in terms of expanding the connectivity alternatives for our
customers across the
“We’re very pleased to join Etisalat in offering
our Extended Reach Solutions, comprising the Global Crossing Fast-Track
Services portfolio,” said Habib Issa, Global Crossing’s head of Carrier Sales
for South Europe, Middle East and
“As Etisalat’s business clients take advantage of
globalization and IP convergence market trends, they can benefit from Etisalat’s
support model, strong regional presence and the global seamless network enabled
by Global Crossing’s IP infrastructure,” he noted.
With the setting up of these new nodes, Etisalat
will offer secure IP/MPLS links to carry data traffic on its own network. This
also will translate into pricing advantages which will be passed on to
customers since Etisalat will manage its own network from end-to-end in a
seamless manner.With this Etisalat joins a select list of top-tier service
providers offering Global Crossing Fast-Track Services portfolio to their
enterprise end users, Hashim stated.
Global Crossing Fast-Track Services combine the
business processes, products, services and system tools necessary for service
providers to quickly offer their enterprise customers end-to-end global data
solutions, backed by consistent SLAs.In addition to Converged IP Services and
Private Line, Fast-Track Services include Ethernet, Collaboration and Managed
Services.
