ICT World 2012

The 2011 edition of the Abu Dhabi Telecoms CEO Summit successfully concluded in Abu Dhabi recently. The 2 day event opened with keynote address by H.E. Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansoori, UAE Minister of Economy. His Excellency stated that based on the latest forecast the UAE will lead the world with 100% broadband penetration by 2012, while mobile market penetration had already crossed the 200% mark.

Also speaking at the event was Majed Al Mesmar, Deputy Director General TRA. He commented, "In 2010, the telecommunications sector contributed 5.5% towards, the UAE's GDP. Collectively, Etisalat and du shared 11 million mobile subscribers, 1.6 million fixed telephone subscribers and 1.4 million internet service subscribers generating over Dhs24bn."

Other top speakers at the event included, Nasser bin Obood, Acting CEO Etisalat; Osman Sultan, CEO at Du, Ross Cormack, CEO, Nawras and Karim Khoja, CEO, Roshan Afghanistan.