2018 has proven to be a busy year for MYCOM OSI as the global CSP community wakes up to the instrumental role cloud-based service quality assurance can play in realising autonomic networks. In this interview, Mounir Ladki, MYCOM OSI’s president and CTO, sets out his vision and describes the transformations his company has already made.
Dr. Ahmed Bin Ali, SVP, Corporate Communications, Etisalat Group, highlighted the focus this year at the GITEX Technology Week, 'Driving the Digital Future to Empower Societies', built on a vision to provide futuristic solutions and services that will have a fundamental impact on people's lives.
Artificial intelligence, blockchain and smart cities are some of the technologies defining du’s ICT journey. In an interview with Telecom Review, Jihad Tayara, vice president ICT Business Development, du, and Marwan Bindalmook, SVP ICT Solutions & Smart City Operations, du, talked in depth about the operator’s journey to improve customer experience and to position Dubai as a leading smart city.
Huawei is accelerating digital transformation in the Middle East through the development of 5G technologies, its AI portfolio and smart cities strategy. Telecom Review spoke with Safder Nazir, Regional Vice President - Digital Industries Strategy, Huawei during GITEX 2018 to know more about Huawei 5G Ecosystem Conference that was organized in the framework of the Huawei Middle East 3rd Innovation Day. He also highlighted Huawei's contribution at the level of 5G development, AI and smart cities.
Ericsson appointed a new CEO and executive team 18 months ago which has led to the adoption of a new strategy that the company calls ‘the Focused Business Strategy’ because it is more customer-oriented. Telecom Review had the opportunity to speak to Helena Norrman, senior vice president, chief marketing and communications officer and head of marketing & corporate relations at Ericsson to know more about the vendor’s new strategy and get an update on what to expect in 2019.
Gint Atkinson, VP of Network Strategy and Architecture Technology at SES Networks, has said that its next generation Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) constellation, O3b mPOWER, will be an industry game-changer. Telecom Review managed to secure an interview with the charismatic executive at Telecoms World Middle East who eloquently expressed what his future predictions were within the ever-evolving satellite industry ecosystem.
Smart Dubai, a government entity that was specifically created to help make Dubai the happiest place on earth has made a number of recent announcements that are engineered to improve the lives of its residents.
In the framework of GITEX Technology week 2018, Telecom Review managed to secure an exclusive interview with Walid Lahoud, Head of Sales MENA, Secure Land Communications, Airbus to know more about the company's recent announcements and activity at the region's most-attended event.
Du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), showcased and demonstrated some of its cutting-edge innovations and solutions that are helping enterprises achieve their digital transformation objectives at the recently-concluded GITEX Technology Week. Du's strategic vision is clear and that is to help customers embark upon digitalization. Du has been a pioneer for championing revolutionary technology that has the capabilities to transform enterprises and industries and the operator is a key enabler in the UAE's quest to accelerate its 'smart transformation'.
Oracle has been providing leading edge capabilities in software as a service, platform as a service, infrastructure as a service, and data as a service for hundred thousands of customers all over the world, which has placed it as a leader in the ICT field. Senior vice president - Technology, Middle East and Africa at Oracle, Abdul Rahman Al Thehaiban told Telecom Review in an exclusive interview on the sidelines of GITEX Technology Week 2018, how he sees the company's role in the Middle East. He also explained the process of shifting to the hybrid cloud, which something many companies are considering.
