by Ehsan Bayat | May 31, 2024 | Saudi Arabia, Technology, Telecommunication
As part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s ambitious Vision 2030 agenda, Saudi Arabia is developing a variety of tourism-focused projects to alleviate its economic reliance on oil and gas and create a more vibrant and thriving society. These projects...
by Ehsan Bayat | Mar 28, 2024 | Communication, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Telecommunication
The telecommunications sector in the Middle East is thriving with nine organizations included in Forbes’ Middle East Top 100 Listed Companies 2023, making it the third-most represented sector. These nine companies, which include a trio of Saudi telecoms and two...
by Ehsan Bayat | Jul 7, 2023 | Middle East, Telecommunication
The Middle East telecom sector has transformed dramatically during the 21st century. While some countries, like Lebanon and Syria, have only implemented subtle reforms, most of the countries in the region have noticed substantial growth in their respective telecom...
by Ehsan Bayat | May 5, 2023 | Communication, Telecommunication
The Middle East telecommunications sector has been growing steadily since 2000, when most of the countries in the region liberalized their telecom industries and allowed investment from the private sector. In the two decades since, the region’s industry has...
by Ehsan Bayat | Mar 20, 2023 | Telecommunication
Although there have been challenges in the widespread rollout of 5G cellular technology services worldwide, global 5G connections exceeded 800 million in second quarter of 2022, marking a 112 percent increase from the same time in the year prior. Global connections...
by Ehsan Bayat | Feb 2, 2023 | Communication, Telecommunication
The Middle East telecommunications sector is a booming industry. Nine companies have a combined market value of $106.9 billion and $147.8 billion in assets. Saudi Telecom is the most valuable business, and in 2020 it led all other telecoms in sales ($14.5...
