Page 42 - SAMENA Trends - April 2020

ARTICLE SAMENA TRENDS

ARTICLE

A New Age of Transportation

Smart technology is essential in order to
keep cities moving well into the future.
Digital transformation of the transportation
sector, via robust communications
solutions and solid networks, will enable
the sector to evolve in sync with the city

around it.

A digitally-enabled world means more than connecting people via
5G; it means providing convenient new ways to enhance the world
around us, such as by using technology to augment transportation
systems and traffic networks to increase reliability, efficiency,
safety, and environmental friendliness. Physical infrastructure
stands to benefit from digital development as much as anything
else, and society can only gain when transportation is empowered
by smart technology.

Anyone who has lived in a major city will have likely experienced
the ups and downs of commuting. Whether by road, bus, train,
metro, or any other form of transportation, the fact is that urban
residents need reliable, seamless ways to traverse the city – but
there are nearly always pitfalls in today’s congested environments.
Picture city highways; the London Underground and New York
City Subway at rush hour, or trying to hail a taxi cab during peak
hours. Cities are crowded with people eager to get where they
Alaa Elshimy need to be, and with most of us working similar schedules, we’re
MD & SVP typically all trying to get places at the same times of day, leading
to congestion, frustrations, and possibly even road accidents.
Huawei Enterprise Business Group, Middle East
If it seems bad today, imagine what your commute will be like in
10 years or so, when the world’s population has grown by around
a billion people and an estimated seven billion people will live in
cities around the world...

Smart technology is essential in order to keep cities moving well
into the future. Digital transformation of the transportation sector,
via robust communications solutions and solid networks, will
enable the sector to evolve in sync with the city around it. After
all, a smart city cannot fully thrive or realize its true potential if its

42 APRIL 2020