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What will Telco Look Like in 2030?

The role of telecom operators in the Middle East looks set to
undergo a fundamental change. Providing excellent connectivity
and data speed will no longer be their primary focus. Operators
are now ideally positioned to make substantial gains by enabling
the digital transformation of the public and private sector. To
reorient their business successfully, however, they will need to
bolster their capabilities through acquisitions, partnerships and
investment, and overcome various challenges.

By offering enhanced connectivity and
ever-increasing data speeds over the last
decade, telecom operators have facilitated
a technological explosion, with a huge
impact on businesses and consumers

alike.

By offering enhanced connectivity and ever-increasing data
speeds over the last decade, telecom operators have facilitated
a technological explosion, with a huge impact on businesses and
consumers alike.

During the next decade, operators in the Middle East will need
to play a similarly vital role, this time in enabling public and
Jad Hajj private sector digital transformation. The relevant services they
can provide include new enhancements of cloud and new-age
Partner technologies, such as blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI).
Strategy& Middle East The potential rewards are substantial, promising the sustainable
growth that operators crave as the market for their traditional
activities becomes saturated. According to IDC, the regional
public sector cloud market alone is expected to grow to US$ 2.35
billion by 2024, more than double its current size.

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