Cloud services are also playing a vital role in Saudi Arabia?s digital transformation journey, with more than a third of organisations already investing in them. (Image source: zeljkodan/Shutterstock)
ICT spending in Saudi Arabia is expected to reach almost US$36bn in 2016 as organisations across the Kingdom have started to embrace digital transformation initiatives in an effort to optimise costs and improve business process efficiencies
The UAE and Saudi Arabia have among the highest penetration rates of smartphones. (Image source: Niekverlaan/Pixabay)
Smartphones and tablets are emerging as preferred gadgets for residents in the Middle East and Africa, while PC sales have suffered a sharp decline in Q3 2015
State-of-the-art BMS solutions now operate over IP networks, according to CEO Samer Taha. (Image source: Waseela)
ICT firm delivering integrated system and service solutions Waseela has been awarded US$10mn worth of construction packages requiring integrated ICT/ELV/BMS systems in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar
Two datacentres in addition to 3,000 km of fibre optic cable will be laid out in Yanbu, in efforts to make it a smart city. (Image source: Evertonpestana/pixabay)
Bayanat, a subsidiary of Etihad Etisalat, has signed wholesale agreements to serve Yanbu in Saudi Arabia through an open access network
To discuss the reality of the operational environment in Iraq, its challenges and opportunities, The Iraq Club was held on 2 September 2015 at Dubai Marina. (Image source: The Iraq Club)
Beginning 2016, founders of The Iraq Club will officially launch the Future Energy Forum (FEF), an exclusive business-focused community connecting a senior network of leaders specifically engaged in the development of emerging energy markets
