Intel inaugurates wireless application centre in Riyadh

Intel has inaugurated the region’s first Centre of Excellence for Wireless Applications (CEWA) in partnership with King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The inauguration was conducted by Mohammed ibn Ibrahim Al-Suwaiyel, president of KACST, and Thomas Kilroy, senior vice president and general manager of Intel’s sales and marketing group, in the presence of Prince Dr. Turki Saud Mohammad Al Saud, chairman of CEWA and VP for Research Institutes of KACST, and Prince Mohamed bin Khaled bin AlAbdullah AlFaisal, chairman of AlFaisaliah Group.

The centre’s key capabilities include offering expertise and consultative services to operators, governments, vendors and regulators to drive wireless applications and provide performance labs to evaluate and optimise wireless networks. In addition, CEWA is heavily geared toward research and development and offering managed services.

The CEWA initiative mirrors the three pillars of Intel’s Digital Transformation Initiative – that of fostering education, innovation and research, and will contribute to Intel’s commitment to developing the skill sets of the region’s future generations for the new knowledge economy.