Officials at etisalat and du said that the network of each respective company is ready to make the service available before July of this year, reported the local Arabic daily Emarat Al Youm.

Both companies are awaiting final approval and instructions from the country's telecommunications regulator, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA).

The TRA's approval will provide rules regarding pricing and procedures.

The daily reported that it is expected that the new service would offer cheaper pricing of international calls in comparison to what is currently available in the market.