du participated in GITEX technology week for the 14th year running. Their objective this year was “humanizing technology” for their customers in a bid to make the digital transition less “overwhelming” for their customers. Deputy CEO of Telco Services, Fahad Al Hassawi, spoke in an exclusive interview with Telecom Review and gave details about the company’s progress in rolling out 5G for its customers.
EVOTEQ is a renowned digital transformation catalyst that provides unique solutions to both the public and private sectors to make their transformation journeys easier. The company’s presence at GITEX comprised of a series of launches and some state-of-the-art technologies.
At GITEX technology Week 2019, Telecom Review sat down with EVOTEQ CEO, Jihad Tayara who offered us some insight into the work they have been doing across an array of industries through their digital transformation-enabling offerings.
Telecom Review spoke to Imad Kreidieh, chairman and director general of Ogero to know more about the public WiFi and 5G fixed wireless services recently launched in Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport. Kreidieh shared positive figures as to the increase in internet speeds and improvement of coverage across all the airport.
Swisslog, for the first time, partnered with Etisalat to showcase its latest robot-based solution ItemPiQ, which is specially designed for repeated, reliable picking of a wide range of items for the fast delivery of orders at low operating costs. Alain Kaddoum, General Manager at Swisslog Middle East explained more about the solution and Swisslog in general, during an interview with Telecom Review at GITEX Technology Week.
In an effort to highlight how 5G will affect cybersecurity and the solutions undertaken to face cyber threats, Telecom Review spoke to Hongbeom Jeon, CTO and SEVP, KT who confirmed the need for higher levels of security with the advent of 5G.
Krypton CEO, Cyrus Salesse has highlighted some of the key fundamental security differences between 4G and 5G technologies as the industry braces itself for the deployment and commercialization of 5G networks across a number of global markets. Krypton which is headquartered in Lebanon is visible in a number of key markets all across the MENA region and has enjoyed phenomenal success under the tutelage and guidance of its CEO. The cybersecurity vendor continues to enhance its market reputation in what is becoming an increasingly ultra-competitive space.
Touch, managed by Zain Group participated in the 12th edition of the Telecom Review Leaders’ Summit. Touch’s Chief Executive Officer, Emre Gurkan presented a detailed overview of touch’s performance in Lebanon during the 12th edition. He also explained in an exclusive interview with Telecom Review more details about the company’s goals for this year and the progress in achieving the 5G project in Lebanon.
Abdul Rahman Al Thehaiban, Senior Vice President of Technology, MEA and CEE region at Oracle delivered his projections for 2019 at the 12th Telecom Review Leaders’ Summit which was held at The Phoenicia Hotel in Beirut, Lebanon. In a detailed and comprehensive presentation, the dynamic Oracle executive predicted that emerging technologies such as AI and Internet of Things would result in a mass proliferation of data that would be unlike anything the ICT industry has ever witnessed.
