GEC NEWS WIREEtisalat signed an agreement with McDonald’s UAE to provide a complete restaurant connectivity solution. Etisalat will utilize its state of the art backbone with a high availability network to connect McDonald’s 130 restaurants in the UAE, and thus provide them with fast, reliable and secure access to their business information.
This project will allow McDonald’s to focus on their core business, with considerable cost saving of IT and infrastructure. McDonald’s will also benefit from the solution’s agile growth capabilities, which will permit them to communicate seamlessly and to scale as their business grows.
Rafic Fakih, the Managing Director and Partner at McDonald’s UAE, commented: “McDonald’s UAE relies heavily on long term partners such as Etisalat, who have been involved with our business for over ten years. Through this relationship, we are able to benefit from Etisalat’s best-in-class, reliable network coverage, as well as from attractive cost savings. Etisalat’s progressive services, unrivalled infrastructure, customer-centric care and forward-looking approach perfectly complement our vision of providing digital-first experiences to our customers across the region.”
Salvador Anglada, Chief Business Officer, Etisalat said: “We are proud to have McDonald’s choose Etisalat’s connectivity solutions as an enabler for their entire UAE network. This project has a special significance as its part of McDonald’s worldwide smart restaurant initiative. Etisalat considers this project as another accolade for Etisalat’s connectivity solution and network.”
