Etisalat has been the telecommunications service provider in the United Arab Emirates since 1976. Since then, it has built up state-of-the-art telecom infrastructure and taken a leadership position of innovation and reliability among regional and international operators.

• 2010

  Award	Source	Categorization
  Best Multinational Company – Middle East & Africa	International Business Awards	Corporate
  Best Telecom Company MENASA	SAMENA Telecommunications Council	Corporate
  Best Operator	Telecom World Middle East Awards	Corporate
  International Leader in Telecommunications Sector – Asia & Africa’	Middle East Business Leaders Summit	Corporate
  Best FMC Operator of the Year	SAMENA	Innovation & Engineering
  Fixed Line Operator of the year	COMMS MEA	Innovation & Engineering
  Leadership in Corporate Social Responsibility	Middle East Business Leaders Summit	Marketing & Customer Care
  Best Telecoms Brand	CMO Asia Awards	Marketing & Customer Care
  Best Customer Experience Provider of the Year	SAMENA	Marketing & Customer Care
  Honorable mention – Green Company	International Business Awards	Marketing & Customer Care
  Best African Operator – Misr	Comms MEA	Marketing & Customer Care
  Best Mobile Operator	Mobily	Marketing & Customer Care
  Best Wholesale Provider – MENA	Capacity Awards	Marketing & Customer Care
  Best Wholesale Provider – MENA	Mobily	Telecom World Middle East Awards
  CEO of the Year IT & Telecoms	Middle East Excellence Awards Institute	Management
  Lifetime Achievement Award	Middle East Business Leaders Summit	Management
  Best Chairman	International Business Awards	Management
  Best CEO	World Communications Awards	Management
  Best Telecom Operator Leader Award	SAMENA	Management
  Honorable Mention – Best CFO	International Business Awards	Management
  Honorable Mention – Best Executive	International Business Awards	Management

• 2009

  Awards	Source	Categorization
  Best Mobile Operator	TM Forum Awards	Corporate
  Customer Innovation Award	Genesys Customer Innovation Awards	Innovation & Engineering
  Best Quality of Services Operator of the Year	SAMENA Telecommunications Council	Innovation & Engineering
  Best FTTx/GPON Operator of the Year	SAMENA Telecommunications Council	Innovation & Engineering
  Best Value Added Service	Telecoms World Middle East Awards	Innovation & Engineering
  Most Innovative Non-Voice Service	Comms MEA Awards	Innovation & Engineering
  Best Customer Care Provider	Middle East Excellence Awards Institute	Marketing & Customer Care
  Best Customer Care	Time Out Dubai	Marketing & Customer Care
  Best Community Programme	CSR Awards	Marketing & Customer Care
  Best India Deal	Finance Asia Awards	Management
  Middle East Business Global Competitiveness Excellence Award	Middle East Excellence Awards Institute	Management

• 2008

  Awards	Source	Categorization
  Best Operator	Telecom World Middle East Awards	Corporate
  Best International Carrier	World Communications Awards	Corporate
  Best Middle East Telecommunications Company	Arabian Business Achievement Awards	Corporate
  Best Customer Care Provider	Middle East Excellence Awards Institute	Marketing & Customer Care
  Best Brand	Telecom World Middle East Awards	Marketing & Customer Care
  Superbrand	Superbrand Council	Marketing & Customer Care
  Lifetime Achievement Award	Abu Dhabi Economic Forum, Al Iktissad Wal Amal	Corporate
  Lifetime Achievement Award	CEO Middle East Awards	Marketing & Customer Care
  Lifetime Achievement Award	Telecom World Middle East Awards	Marketing & Customer Care
  Lifetime Achievement Award	Comms MEA Awards	Marketing & Customer Care

• 2007

  Awards	Source	Categorization
  Best Overall Operator	Telecom World Middle East Awards	Corporate
  Best New Technology	Network News Innovation Awards	Innovation & Engineering
  Best ISP	Windows User Middle East Awards	Innovation & Engineering
  Award for CSR	CEO Middle East Awards	Marketing & Customer Care

• 2006

  Awards	Source	Categorization
  Best Operator	Comms MEA Awards	Corporate
  Best ICT Services Company	IT Weekly Awards	Innovation & Engineering
  Best Brand – Telecoms Sector	Design Week Benchmark Awards	Marketing & Customer Care
  Best Customer Care	Comms MEA Awards	Marketing & Customer Care