by Ehsan Bayat | Mar 14, 2019 | Architecture, Business, Communication, Construction, Energy, Infrastructure, Learning, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Technology, Telecommunication
In 2018 Middle East telecom companies emphasized unprecedented digital transformation in an effort to drive revenue and increase subscribers. This was in response to a challenging year prior in which annual mobile subscriber growth was only 1 percent (comparatively,...
by Ehsan Bayat | Mar 7, 2019 | Architecture, Business, Construction, Data, Economy, Energy, Entertainment, Infrastructure, Middle East, Oman, Technology, Transportation, Travel
In an effort to create more jobs and boost economic growth, Oman has allocated USD $9.6 billion in its 2019 state budget for infrastructure development and the completion of industrial and services projects. Ongoing projects in the small Middle East country include...
by Ehsan Bayat | Feb 20, 2019 | Architecture, Commerce, Construction, Economy, Energy, Environment, Infrastructure, Kuwait, Middle East, Technology, Transportation, Travel
Committed to the goal of transforming Kuwait into a commercial and financial hub for the northern Gulf region, Kuwait’s government commissioned New Kuwait Vision 2035 in 2017. Since then, considerable progress has been made on several infrastructure projects over the...
by Ehsan Bayat | Feb 6, 2019 | Architecture, Communication, Construction, Economy, Energy, Entertainment, Infrastructure, Middle East, Qatar, Technology, Transportation
Ranked 164th and 148th respectively in total area and population among the world’s sovereign states, Qatar will become the smallest nation ever to host the FIFA World Cup when it does so in 2022. In addition, it will become the first Arab nation to host the...
by Ehsan Bayat | Jan 30, 2019 | Architecture, Business, Construction, Energy, Environment, Infrastructure, Iran, Middle East, Technology, Transportation, Travel
Because its capital of Tehran is so densely populated, Iran has focused much of its infrastructure development in recent years on transportation. Tehran is home to the recently-constructed Tehran Metro, Sadr Expressway, and Niayesh Tunnel, the latter of which is the...
by Ehsan Bayat | Jan 16, 2019 | Business, Construction, Data, Energy, Entertainment, Infrastructure, Middle East, Technology, Telecommunication, Transportation
Over just the past decade, the Middle East telecom market has exploded. Driven by a rapidly increasing youth population, it has an annual average growth of 3.5 percent, exceeding global averages. Today, the mobile broadband subscriber base in the Middle East and North...
