Etisalat Selects Dilithium for Range of Video Services

Dilithium, the global leader in high-quality multimedia delivery over mobile and broadband networks announced today that Etisalat, one of the world’s leading telecommunications companies, has selected Dilithium’s end-to-end video solutions for deployment in UAE, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia.

Mobily (Etisalat subsidiary in KSA) has already deployed an advanced 3G Live TV and Video on Demand Portal powered by the Dilithium ViVAS solution. Etisalat’s additional new multimedia services will vary by region and include Video Portal, VCCV (Video Call Completion to Voice), Video Blogging, Video Push and Video Karaoke.

“We are pleased that Etisalat has selected Dilithium as a key partner in its deployment of multimedia services throughout the Middle East,” said Nassir Samatar, Senior VP of Dilithium’s Service Providers Business Unit. “Dilithium’s comprehensive 2G and 3G video solution portfolio will enable Etisalat to rapidly deploy new revenue generating services over circuit and packet switched networks.”

About Dilithium

Dilithium is the global leader in high-quality multimedia delivery over mobile and broadband networks to any device. Dilithium provides the most comprehensive and innovative mobile video solutions, with unmatched breadth of deployments in 60 countries reaching over 1 billion subscribers. Dilithium pioneered mobile video communications and our solutions are deployed by leading network operators, content owners, and aggregators across 2G, 3G, and WiFi networks. For more information please visit, www.dilithiumnetworks.com

About Etisalat

Etisalat is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world and the largest operator in the Middle East, headquartered in the UAE (as per FT500 March 31, 2008). Etisalat operates in 16 countries across Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, servicing over 64m customers out of a total population that exceeds 800m people. 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. www.etisalat.ae

Contacts

Dilithium Networks
Karen Birnie, +1-707-792-3927
karen.birnie {at} dilithiumnetworks(.)com