by Ehsan Bayat | Jun 20, 2019 | Architecture, Business, Commerce, Construction, Energy, Environment, Middle East, Technology, Telecommunication
Technology needs to be further integrated into the labor-intensive construction sector, stated Gumeet Nanda, head of UAE operations for the India-based contractor Voltas, at the fifth annual MEP Conference UAE in April 2019. According to Nanda, one of the major issues...
by Ehsan Bayat | Jun 6, 2019 | Architecture, Business, Communication, Data, Economy, Infrastructure, Middle East, Technology, Telecommunication
From September 24-25, 2019, prominent telecom companies and industry stakeholders will converge at The Conrad Hotel in Dubai for Telecoms World Middle East 2019. The annual event provides a variety of educational and professional development opportunities for...
by Ehsan Bayat | May 23, 2019 | Architecture, Business, Construction, Data, Energy, Environment, Infrastructure, Middle East, Technology
Iraq’s electricity demand, much of which can be attributed to air conditioning due to the country’s hot climate, was 17 gigawatts (GW) in 2017. At that time the country’s power generation capacity experienced a shortfall of more than 5 GW. This...
by Ehsan Bayat | Apr 25, 2019 | Architecture, Communication, Data, Education, Egypt, Entertainment, Middle East, Museum, Technology, Travel
Political instability in Egypt over the past decade has contributed to a decline in tourism and economic growth. However, increased government spending in recent years, combined with an improving regulatory environment and rising natural gas production, has given the...
by Ehsan Bayat | Mar 28, 2019 | Architecture, Business, Communication, Construction, Economy, Environment, Infrastructure, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Technology, Telecommunication, Transportation
Furthering efforts to reduce reliance on the oil and gas sector for economic growth as part of Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia recently announced a comprehensive infrastructure program. This program is designed to attract roughly $426 billion in foreign investments by 2030....
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,...
