Etisalat launches 3D TV service in UAE

Abu Dhabi: In less than a year of its successful High Definition TV (HD TV) launch in the UAE, Etisalat on Tuesday launched its 3 Dimension (3D) TV service, marking a remarkable progress in home entertainment that now gives its eLife triple play and E-Vision customers the distinguished chance to watch 3D TV at home.

Starting Tuesday, Etisalat will provide 3D TV to all its triple play eLife customers and to E-Vision customers without any additional fee at this stage. All customers subscribed to any of these service packages can now enjoy viewing TV in high-quality 3D on their 3D enabled TV sets.

In the first phase, Etisalat customers will enjoy watching the Al Jazeera 3D channel that currently broadcasts sport activities from around the world and will also broadcast the much-awaited 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Etisalat customers will get the chance to watch, for the first time ever, the FIFA World Cup in 3D through Al Jazeera Sports, The official broadcaster for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa

Khalifa Al Shamsi, Senior Vice President of Marketing at Etisalat commented, “The launch of HD technology was a milestone for Etisalat and was met with huge customer demand. Today, as we launch the 3D service, we herald a new era of home entertainment in the UAE.”