Believing in big data
The Middle East must grasp the opportunity to integrate big data into corporate decision making, so board member buy-in is essential [...]
Technology & Telecoms
‘Digitise or die’
Digital banking is gaining ground as low liquidity and increasing compliance requirements squeeze profits [...]
Numbers, hearts and minds
Qatar’s second telecoms operator is responding to market headwinds by focusing on higher user revenue brackets as well as creating new consumer connections [...]
At the races
Italian luxury car manufacturer Maserati is gearing up to hold a series of races in the Gulf later this year which are open to any individual with a cool $135,000 to spare [...]
Well Connected
Dominic Orr, president and chief executive of Aruba Networks has built a global company which is rapidly increasing its presence in the Middle East. He talks to The Gulf about the future of the network infrastructure industry, and discusses competing with industry giants like Cisco [...]
Finding a secure connection
Zain Iraq, the country’s largest telecoms operator, can boast a growing network and rising revenues. However, Iraq’s internal problems present their own challenges, the firm’s chief executive tells The Gulf [...]
Well connected
Qatar's incumbent operator Qtel has expanded rapidly beyond its lucrative home market, with operations in 17 countries. The group's chief executive tells The Gulf he plans to continue the firm's ambitious overseas growth strategy [...]
Playing catch-up
Clever ideas for online businesses in the Gulf are coming thick and fast, but the region lags behind when it comes to financing them [...]
Switched on entrepreneurs
Data services are mushrooming in Saudi Arabia’s burgeoning telecoms market, providing opportunities for entrepreneurs. But telecoms operators need to make room for them [...]
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