Etisalat hosts PTCL delegation for IP TV demonstrations at E-Vision

Abu Dhabi, 30 May 2007, PTCL delegation to learn from Etisalat expertise in IP TV Rollout Dubai, May 30, 2007 : Etisalat announced that it was hosting a delegation of executives from PTCL (Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd ) who are visiting E-Vision offices today on a three day visit and meeting with their personnel in order to benefit from the expertise and technical experience of E-Vision and Etisalat in offering IPTV services.

From LEFT TO RIGHTFarhan Mahmood ,Senior Advisor Broadband, Etisalat, Dawar Waraich,GM /Consumer Products, PTCL, Humaid Rashid Sahoo, CEO,E-Vision, Nawazish Ali Anjum, GM/Multimedia & Broadband, PTCL and Razi Farooqi,GM IT Infrastructure, PTCL

Etisalat is committed to bringing its acclaimed expertise and focus on the latest technology standards to benefit its investments in its overseas operations and the visit of the delegation from PTCL is in line with that objective.

IP TV enjoys a higher level of flexibility and consumers can easily switch between Pay-TV providers without the need to replace or reconfigure set-top boxes. It also provides capability to deploy many new user applications, which are developed specifically for IP network environments. This advantage paves the way for many innovative and interactive applications such as program guides, converged services, and on-demand services that can be more readily developed and launched.

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Etisalat hosts PTCL delegation for IP TV demonstrations at E-Vision