Sunday, November 27, 2005
Biggest Telecom Potential in Al-Jazeera Al-Arabiya
With two mobile operators and one iDEN-based group communications network, Saudi Arabia remains the country in the region with the largest potential for growth in telecommunication services. The Kingdom has a population of over 23 million. In 2004, prior to the entry of competition, there were 9.2 only million mobile users (US Saudi Arabian Business Council – June 2005). Liberalization and its effect on the market is one of the key topics that will be discussed at Telecoms World Middle East, taking place from Dec. 4-7, 2005 at the Shangri-La Hotel in Dubai.
“Expansion into new markets is one thing, and continuing to grow within an operator’s home market is a different game altogether. Saudi Arabia is the biggest market in the GCC, and has a highly untapped potential,” said Edward Haines, conference director for Telecoms World Middle East, Terrapinn. “Both STC and Mobily will be sharing their experiences and views on benchmarking the competing and growth at the conference. Representing them will be Yousef Abdullah Al-Akeel, director of carrier services, and Khaled Al-Kaf, CEO, respectively.”
For more information on the conference please visit the website: http://www.terrapinn.com/2005 /twme/.
