(MENAFN) UAE's biggest telecoms operator is said to invest more than Dh3 billion in network upgrades in 2017.
The project is set to update and enhance its infrastructure and expand mobile and fiber optic networks, Internet of Things, artificial intelligence and robotics across the Emirate, according to the group's chief executive.
The UAE's biggest telecoms operator has so far invested an estimated Dh31 billion into its networks, Saleh Al-Abdooli said.
Chief Executive Officer Saleh Al-Abdooli said, "Due to these investments, 3G network coverage has reached 99.58 percent while 4G LTE is at 97.78 percent. Home-to-the-home, FTTH, penetration has grown to reach 93.28 percent".
He added, "This helped position the UAE as a market with the highest FTTH coverage in the world last year among all its global counterparts".
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