e& (formerly known as Etisalat Group) on Tuesday announced its financial results for Q1 2022. e&’s first quarter consolidated revenues increased by 0.8 per cent to Dhs13.3 billion, while consolidated net profit increased to Dhs 2.4 billion, a year-over-year increase of 3.6 per cent. Consolidated Ebitda reached Dhs6.8 billion, an increase of 0.5 per cent year-over-year, resulting in an Ebitda margin of 51 per cent. At constant exchange rates, revenue increased by 3.5 per cent and Ebitda increased by 2.8 per cent year-over-year.

The number of Etisalat UAE subscribers reached 13.1 million in Q1 of 2022, while aggregate group subscribers reached 159 million, representing an increase of 2 per cent over the same period last year.

e& delivered strong financial performance across all key metrics, driven by higher demand for digital and data services and the Group’s ability to leverage superior networks.

Since e&’s evolution into a global technology and investment conglomerate earlier this year, the company has maintained solid performance by creating innovative solutions for various customer segments and targeted acquisitions and value-creation partnerships for the benefit of consumers, businesses and societies.

Commenting on the Q1, 2022 results, Hatem Dowidar, Group CEO of e&, said: “Our first quarter results are a testament to the effectiveness with which we have begun the new chapter of our journey as a global technology and investment conglomerate that digitally empowers societies.

“We will continue to explore new avenues of growth, expand our offerings, enhance the quality of our solutions, forge new partnerships, and launch a number of digital initiatives to support SMBs, governments and large enterprises. All of this stems from our clear vision to create a more progressive business model, represented by the Group’s business pillars, so that we can seize the opportunities that arise in an increasingly fast-paced digitalised business landscape.

“We are grateful to the vision of the UAE leadership for their continued support, especially as we serve our customer segments by remaining agile across our businesses, investing in future technologies, and delivering innovative solutions that matter. We will continue our mission to accelerate digital transformation in a way that positively impacts businesses and people’s lives at every digital touchpoint, while maximising value creation for our shareholders.”

Etisalat Group recently changed its brand identity to e&. This is in line with the organisation’s strategy to accelerate growth by creating a resilient business model that is represented by its key business pillars.

The telecommunications business currently continues to be operated by Etisalat UAE in e&’s home market and by its existing subsidiaries for international operations, upholding the Group’s rich telecommunications heritage, strengthening its strong telecommunications network and maximising value for the Group’s various customer segments.

Ramping up the digital services for individual customers to elevate their digital-first lifestyle, e& life brings next-generation technologies through smart connectivity platforms in entertainment, retail and financial technology.

To enable the digital transformation of governments, large-scale enterprises and corporates, e& enterprise focuses on maximising value through its end-to-end solutions in cybersecurity, cloud, Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI), as well as deploying mega projects. e& capital allows the Group to focus its efforts on driving new mergers and acquisitions while maximising shareholder value and strengthening global presence.

Meanwhile the Netcracker and NEC Corporation announced that e& (formerly known as Etisalat Group) has deployed Netcracker Edge Orchestration to innovate with 5G and new edge services in vertical markets. Etisalat UAE, from e& will create new business value for its enterprise customers in the UAE by automating cloud-native 5G core resources and mission-critical multi-access edge computing (MEC) applications through hosting on distributed hyperscaler edge cloud platforms.

Etisalat UAE, from e& will initially target the industrial IoT market with a comprehensive range of managed cloud-based offerings for private 5G networks with 5G connectivity and specialized MEC applications. Enterprise customers can select services and network slices with guaranteed Service Level Agreements (SLAs) from a B2B portal.

Netcracker Edge Orchestration then intelligently places the resources in the optimal edge cloud platform to meet stringent latency and performance requirements and ensures the rest of the network can support SLA service requirements.

The solution automates the entire lifecycle of cloud services, 5G core CNFs, MEC applications and network slices across the edge domain and E2E network with a single pane of glass.