The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) two telecom operators, Etisalat and Du, are in negotiations to share their network infrastructure.
Du plans to spend $545 million on mobile and fixed line network upgrades in 2009-10, and intends to sign an agreement with Etisalat to offset some of the associated costs in light of the current economic downturn. The operator plans to launch advanced IPTV-based services in Dubai in the coming months, including HDTV and VoD applications, following the completion of its core IP network upgrade to 40 Gbps.
