Telecom operator Etisalat will upgrade its network to deliver higher performance to customers in the Middle East region using the Intelsat 33e satellite.

Concurrently, Intelsat will use Etisalat’s teleport in Dubai as an expansion node of the IntelsatOne Flex service. The teleport acts as an extension to Etisalat’s Smart Hub services.

Etisalat’s teleport in Dubai has the latest technologies and platforms to serve as one of the major satellite hubs, hosting more than 40 antennas. This will expand options in the region to benefit from Intelsat Epic high-throughput services.

“Leveraging the innovative Intelsat EpicNG platform and IntelsatOne Flex managed services, we will be able to deliver new, more powerful applications to our current customers as well as address new verticals,” said Ali Amiri, group chief carrier & wholesale officer of Etisalat.

“Etisalat will be an important distributor of Intelsat EpicNG services and capabilities for customers throughout the Middle East and into Africa and Asia,” said Kurt Riegelman, Intelsat’s Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing.