Editorial

The Middle East and Africa region are today one of the world’s leading hotspots for ICT growth and investment. The buzz behind the development and growth of the telecom industry reflects the constant increase of important telecom events and conferences.

Last Month, the 2nd edition of the Middle East Communications Exhibition and Conference (MECOM 2008) took place at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, the heart of one of the world’s most important markets. The event reflected the high growth of the ICT sector in the Middle East with top telecom players exhibiting and participating at the event. This issue brings you a wide coverage of the event, just like you were there.

Saudi Arabia has one of the most promising markets in terms of telecommunication services growth. Eng. Mohammad Khalid Al Kaf, CEO of Mobily, talked to us about their quick success, their new services and their busiest 3.5 G network in the world.

Furthermore, our region represents a big potential for those involved in the television industry. Recently, we attended the Digital TV Middle East & Africa 2008 event, which was held in Dubai, and which tackled several hot topics on the TV industry in the regions.

On the other hand, with the telecom sector being very dynamic with a huge number of sectors invading it, the mobile phone became the most personalized device handling all our needs. Take a look on mobile banking as a means to facilitate our lives.

As a final point, it is worth saying that this issue is very rich; we talk competition, market opportunities, growth, strategies, and industry trends.