Telecom giant partners with Vodacom Business on enterprise solutions for corporates

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February 10, 2016 10:12 AM

The partnership gives Etisalat the ability to provide point to point and point to multi-point connectivity solutions to its customers.

Customers walk past an Etisalat store at a shopping mall in Dubai, July 10, 2012. REUTERS/Jumana El Heloueh

According to various media reports, Vodacom Business Nigeria and Etisalat Nigeria have announced a partnership agreement that enables Vodacom provide mobile voice and data services to its customers and equips Etisalat to provide improved enterprise solutions to its customers.

This strategic partnership brings together the two companies with the aim of delivering superior telecommunication services to businesses in Nigeria.

Large corporate organizations in Nigeria can now have access to high performance, easy to manage mobile communication solutions for their business.

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The partnership gives Etisalat the ability to provide point to point and point to multi-point connectivity solutions to its customers. Vodacom and Etisalat customers will get a single billing platform so they can bypass the trouble of dealing with multiple service providers.

Speaking on the partnership, Matthew Willsher, chief executive officer of Etisalat Nigeria said, “In the fast paced telecommunication market of today, the successful companies will be those who build the right strategic partnerships to accelerate innovation, growth, and offer customers more value for their money. Etisalat is committed to offering quality services both in voice and data, and to continuously provide solutions that help enterprises and startups excel in their businesses. This partnership brings together two outstanding industry leaders, with proven track record of innovation.”

Etisalat Nigeria has remarkably grown its business in the Enterprise space, since it launched three years ago, providing fixed internet services, capacity leasing services, Machine to Machine and cloud services, mobile voice and data solutions to Multinational Corporations and major Nigerian Corporates.

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