This just in: UAE’s leading carrier Etisalat has announced that it will providing Apple’s contreversial and very popular iPhone 4 device next Saturday the 25th of September in addition to possible Samsung Galaxy tab this October.
The Abu Dhabi based company stated that it will be providing a wide set of price plans for it’s customers including data plans it has already been providing for earlier iPhone models.
The mobile and smartphone industry has been a controversial one in the region in general and the UAE specifically ever since the rising tide of BlackBerry bans.
Yet with recent news of a possible resolution of RIM’s problems in the country, this offer will continue to resonate amongst consumers in the tech savvy gulf state but have less of an embrace from enterprises which is where Apple has been seeing unprecedented growth recently.
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This comes after rumors of a similar offering to be made by local rival Du expected to hear more about this month, so if your a Du customer don’t make the switch just yet and follow this space for future updates.
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