UAE's etisalat launches world-first 5.5G technology to triple smartphone upload speeds

Khaleej TimesOct 12, 2026Oct 12, 2026, 8:37 AM AST

Etisalat UAE switched on a smartphone feature that sends data on two streams at once and combines capacity across frequency bands, which it says triples upload speeds on its 5.5G network. Uploads matter more as AI assistants and cloud tools need your device to send photos, files or camera views before they can answer. The operator says it is the first to offer this setup commercially for phones.

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