“The strategic partnership with Etisalat enables Kalaam in providing capacity offerings to Carriers and ISP’s thus extending their network to even more strategic locations.”

“Joining Smarthub’s ecosystem will also strengthen our Global connectivity solutions for enterprise customers by providing them a redundant architecture over various cable systems. This new co-location includes a core network node that provides improved Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), Ethernet and SDH services carrying traffic from existing carriers at SmartHub to Bahrain and the rest of GCC and Middle East through its wide network of NNIs and own PoPs.”

Veer Passi,
Chief Executive Officer – Kalaam Telecom Bahrain

"China Unicom Hong Kong is delighted to take the long-term collaboration with Etisalat for premier regional connectivity and services to the next level. Smarthub has the capabilities to provide our company with the advanced communication services for our customers in the Middle East and Africa, especially the Chinese business communities. The rising significance of UAE’s strategic position as the communication network hub for the Middle East and Africa region underpins the importance of this partnership in our expansion plan.”

Yuerai Ma,
Executive Vice President, China Unicom Hong Kong