du's Samacom facility has received the prestigious Independent Teleport Operator of the Year Award 2013 from the World Teleport Association. The Teleport Operator of the Year Award is bestowed upon an outstanding operator of a commercial communications hub that uses a combination of satellite, fibre, and terrestrial wireless to provide service to customers.

du acquired Samacom in 2006 from TECOM, to be the core of its broadcasting services. Since then, the number of broadcasting TV channels uplinked by du has grown by 70% to more than 300+ channels, making it the premiere facility in the region. Additionally, its service area has been extended immensely due to investment in broadcasting and television fields by du, and the UAE becoming the MENA region's Media Hub.

This win follows on from the previous awards received by Samacom. In 2012, the World Teleport Association ranked Samacom as 8th in its Independent Top Twenty (up from 9th in 2011); 13th in its 'Fast Twenty' (up from 17th in 2011), and 19th in The Global Top Twenty.