New Delhi, April 15 -- The region's telecommunications players have understood what's at stake, and spending on telco services and information and communications technology is expected to rise 2.5 per cent in 2019 to $213 billion across the Middle East, Turkey and Africa, according to research firm IDC.
The telecommunications industry worldwide is at a cliff edge, as the consultant AT Kearney described it, but the GCC's major players are embracing new technologies to stay ahead of the curve. As consumers in the region's smart cities demand ever greater connectivity for a range of lifestyle device - whether these are smartphones or health monitors - and businesses begin evolving to meet these requirements, telecommunications majors will inc...