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Ericsson: 20 million 5g subscriptions in the region by 2022

  • Mobile data traffic will increase 13-fold by 2022 in region Middle East and North East Africa
  • Smartphone will account for 56% of total subscriptions by 2022 across the region
  • Cellular IoT connections will increase around 4 times by 2022, reaching 45 million connections in the region
  • Video consumption in Saudi Arabia, Turkey and UAE exceeds the global average

Released today, the latest

ERICSSON ICT PROFESSIONAL foundation PROGRAM PROMOTES YOUTH DEVELOPMENT IN THE MIDDLE EAST

  • Ericsson expands its university program to support building diverse local talent throughout the Middle East for the second year in a row, together with universities across 15 countries
  • Ericsson’s ICT Professional Foundation Program targets large groups of students from across the region, to help the maximum number benefit from an opportunity to seamlessly transition from academia to the ICT industry

The program, which first started in 2015, now covers 15 countries across t

Imdaad to showcase role of Internet of Things in facilities management at The Big 5 2016 in Dubai

  • Next-generation Imtedaad system to be highlighted during event
  • Technology supports UAE & other Gulf states’ smart transformation initiatives

By 2020, the international smart building market will be valued at an impressive USD 36,398.7 million, a growth from USD 7,260 million in 2015, according to a recent report.

Smart Dubai Government wins two awards at BMC conference 2016

The Smart Dubai Government Establishment (SDG), the technology arm of the Smart Dubai Office, has won the Digital Service Management Transformation Award and the Customer Innovation Award during this year’s edition of the awards of the BMC Digital IT Exchange 2016 for the Middle East and Gulf region. BMC is a global leader organization in providing innovative software solutions that enable businesses to transform into digital processes.

TAQNIA Cyber receives Microsoft Authorized Training Centre certification

Achievement bolsters company’s commitment to play a leading role in Saudization efforts

Koenig Solutions, a leading IT training provider and the world’s number one offshore training company, has revealed that its partner, TAQNIA Cyber, a Saudi government-owned company specializing in the fields of Information Security, Communication Security and Signal Intelligence offering its services and consultations to both public and private sectors, has been granted Microsoft Authorized Training Centre certifi

Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University maps out future of education through innovative initiatives

New innovations to rewrite future of ‘smart’ university education according to ‘UAE Vision 2021’ and ‘Dubai Plan 2021’ 

  • Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University is first university in the world to apply ‘Gamification’ 
  • ‘Personal Virtual Assistant’ proactive step towards building interactive and smart technical dialogue with learners

DEWA sustainable development & environmental projects add to Hatta Development Plan

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has approved a number of leading projects to be implemented in Hatta to achieve Dubai’s development plans, and the Comprehensive Development Plan for Hatta. HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has ordered the plan to boost the area’s social and economic capabilities and enhance its attractiveness as a world-class tourist destination.