March 3rd, 2013 — Issue 37 January/February 2013
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) telecom sector is extremely diverse, with advanced communications markets sitting alongside less developed ones. However, the demand for high-speed mobile broadband access and digital content is a consistent theme across the region, and Pierre Chaume, Alcatel-Lucent’s VP for MENA offers his impressions of the dynamics at play there 
Pierre Chaume, Alcatel-Lucent’s VP for MENA, is confident of the company’s prospects in the region in 2013
February 28th, 2013 — Issue 37 January/February 2013
Undoubtedly, GCC telecom operators are faced with tremendous challenges in 2013. A.T. Kearney expects GCC operators to refine their pricing, retention, and customer experience approach; make digital diversification a top-priority; re-assess and actively manage their portfolio of operators; and, lastly, transform their operating models to the changed industry dynamics
Rob van Dale, principal at A.T. Kearney Middle East, has 10 years international consulting experience and is a member of A.T. Kearney’s Communications, Media, and Technology Practice in the Middle East
February 24th, 2013 — Issue 37 January/February 2013
The phenomenal growth in mobile broadband has created a massive challenge for the industry to satisfy the thirst for data, yet it has also created an equally significant market opportunity. If leveraged effectively it could transform users’ mobile experience for the region. While it is a fact that mobile data continues to grow unabated, Qualcomm believes what the industry now needs is a focus on practical solutions to manage and grow from this trend
Hani Yassin is Qualcomm‘s Senior Director of Technology for the Middle East, Africa and Central Asia
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