As the official Race Partner for Red Bull Racing during the 2010 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, du – the fastest network in the UAE – today congratulated Red Bull Racing's driver, Sebastian Vettel, on winning the coveted F1 championship. du's partnership with the fastest racing team comes as part of a longstanding collaboration, with du having been the Telecom Partner for Red Bull's main events in the UAE throughout 2010. "We congratulate Red Bull on F1 champion Sebastian Vettel's impressive performance at the 2010 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. We believe that it is natural synergy that brought together du – the fastest network in the UAE with Red Bull, the fastest racing team, at the fastest event in the world," commented Farid Faraidooni, Chief Commercial Officer, du.
As a fitting complement to du's partnership with the fastest F1 racing team, the UAE joined the league of the select few nations in the world to first launch the unprecedented mobile broadband speeds of up to 42.2 Mbps, the fastest in the country, following du's upgrade of its network to next-generation DC-HSPA+ technology.
du's ultra high-speed mobile broadband network enables customers to have a superior mobile broadband experience including the fastest internet browsing, music downloads or mobile TV access among many other applications. In addition, this ultra high-speed network roll-out reinforces du's current position as one of the leading operators in the region, providing the best value-for-money and advanced fixed and mobile broadband services to both individual and business users. Today, du's advanced mobile network offering Real Broadband high internet speed of upto 42Mbps covers 98 per cent of the UAE's populated areas.
