According to the latest forecast by Gartner Inc., the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region will significantly increase its growth by 4.5% in 2021 as a result of an estimated IT spending worth over $171 billion dollars by the end of the year.
Mubadala Investment Company will reduce its investments in energy and commodity sectors to focus on technology, healthcare, and disruptive industries, the managing director and Group CEO of Mubadala, Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak has told The Financial Times.
The world roughly produces over two billion tonnes of municipal solid waste every year. This is the amount of garbage that can fill over 800,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools. In the Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC) alone, the picture of municipal waste management is not so pretty. By 2025, the total waste generated across the GCC is expected to touch 164 Mn MT per annum from 128 Mn MT in 2019. The existing landfilling strategies are not adequate to tackle the waste efficiently, according to reports.
When Nora Al Matrooshi was selected to join the United Arab Emirates space program, she became the Arab world's first woman astronaut. Her selection – alongside male compatriot Mohammed Al Mulla – echoes the UAE's focus on gender equality and equal opportunities. The country continues to incorporate more women into technology sectors, expanding their role as they gain recognition for their contributions.
According to the market analysis report of Grand View Research, the IT and telecom segment led the market in 2020, holding the largest revenue share of over 20%. The segment is expected to continue its dominance from 2021 to 2028 due to the significant investments by key players in the latest communication technologies.
Telecom industry players have been experiencing major transformations, with 5G and IoT, among others, resulting in new revenue opportunities and value streams. But alongside these are an increased security risk and pressure that require every telco to create a better defense mechanism.
Infinet Wireless, the global leader in fixed wireless broadband connectivity, helped Supervision Technology Company, a purveyor of the unique hardware and software AvtoUragan system, to deploy a reliable and highly protected network in Kazakhastan for the client in the field of information security who controls the road situation. The goal was to provide high throughput for video transmission, as this type of data is usually the ‘heaviest’. The Quanta 5 solution was chosen by the company to quickly create reliable high-speed PtP channels during interference.
GSMA launches its new annual report entitled ‘Mobile Net Zero – State of the Industry on Climate Action 2021’ which provides an analysis of how the mobile industry is progressing towards its ambition to be net-zero by 2050.
Data-driven decision-making has become a realistic strategy for businesses today. Especially with the trend in cloud computing and data management strategy such as Data as a service (DaaS) on offer, more and more companies are turning to the solution for data integration, management, storage, and analytics. Rather than formulating strategies motivated by gut feelings and half-baked opinions, it is more reliable and sensible to use the available data to make business decisions.
The Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance publishes its first 6G White Paper entitled 6G Drivers and Vision. Here, they identified the key drivers for 6G and outlined their vision for 6G toward the future transition of networks, enabling differentiated services with expanded market opportunities and novel experience.
