Etihad GO
Saudi telecommunications operator, formally Etihad Atheeb Telecommunication Company and branded GO Telecom, selling fibre and fixed wireless internet to consumers, businesses and wholesale customers.
Industry: Telecommunications | Location: Saudi Arabia
About Etihad GO
Etihad GO is a Saudi telecommunications operator. Its legal name is Etihad Atheeb Telecommunication Company and it trades as GO Telecom; TechScoop reported in August 2026 that it had renamed itself Etihad GO Telecom. TechScoop describes it as the smallest of the four listed Saudi operators and the only one with a March fiscal year.
The company's website lists fibre-to-the-home internet and fixed wireless internet over 5G and 4G, each in postpaid and prepaid plans, together with AYWA prepaid calling cards and the GO Connect app. Arab News reported in June 2023 that the chairman was Dr. Issa bin Yaslam Ba'isa and the chief executive was Yahya bin Saleh Al-Mansour; their current positions could not be confirmed.
For the year ended 31 March 2023, the company reported revenue of SAR 630.3 million and net profit of SAR 42 million, after a loss of SAR 37.7 million the year before. It said it had deployed 5G in all regions of the Kingdom and met its spectrum licence obligation to the Communications, Space and Technology Commission. Its board approved a SAR 250 million capital increase.
For the year ended 31 March 2024, revenue passed SAR 1 billion, at SAR 1,016.12 million, up 61.2 percent, and net profit was SAR 194.68 million. Business sales rose by about SAR 234 million, wholesale by about SAR 120 million and retail by about SAR 32 million. A settlement with TAWAL included the purchase of 488 telecom sites and a gain of about SAR 34 million.
TechScoop reported that revenue for the year to March 2026 rose 31.2 percent to about SAR 1.9 billion and net income rose 17.7 percent to SAR 259 million, with wholesale revenue up 65 percent. It also reported that the company had integrated its IT subsidiary Ejad Tech and launched GO Money, a consumer finance subsidiary operating under a central bank licence. In the quarter reported on 6 August 2026, revenue rose 36 percent to about SAR 470 million and net income rose 11 percent to about SAR 65 million. TechScoop also reported a September 2026 memorandum with SDAIA.
Leadership
- Yahya Al-Mansour, Chief Executive Officer
- Issa Ba'isa, Chairman