Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi (KEZAD) Group and Emtelle announced the ground-breaking of one of the world’s largest facilities for the manufacture, distribution and Research & Distribution (R&D) of blown fibre units and ducted network solutions in Abu Dhabi.
The ground-breaking represents the beginning of Phase 1 of the three phases of development of this Emtelle facility, which is being jointly overseen by KEZAD under its Build-to-Suit solution.
Emtelle plans to invest approximately US$50 million over the three phases of the development aiming to boost the service level to its growing customer base with presence in the Middle East and APAC markets including the UAE, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand.
Sanjay Nischal, managing director (Middle East & Asia Pacific) at Emtelle Group, commented, “Emtelle’s regional and global customers can access our wide range of fibre optic solutions for telecommunication, with a particular focus on fibre-to-the-home. Once operational, it will provide Emtelle with the capability and the capacity to manufacture and distribute a wider range of our innovative fibre-optic solutions to the Middle East, Asia Pacific and globally.”
