NEWS
KSA
Mobily and Huawei
launch region’s first LTE
M-MIMO tech
that exceed users’ expectations,” said
Maziad Alharbi, Chief Technology Officer
at Mobily. “LTE M-MIMO network will
present Mobily users with ultra-fast
speeds of up to 600Mbps, allowing them
to enjoy services and products, such as
virtual reality and mobile TV”.
Evolution Massive-Multiple Input and
Multiple Output) network in KSA and
Middle East region.
“LTE M-MIMO is a step closer towards
fulfilling Huawei’s vision of a better
connected world which we continually
strive to achieve with our partner
operators. The Massive-MIMO
technology enables devices to transmit
and receive data through multiple paths,
which translates to a more robust link
between devices while increasing the
data link capacity,” said Ramadan Ding,
Chief Executive Officer of Huawei Tech
Investment Saudi Arabia Company.
“This new technology will not only
enhance Mobily customers’ experience,
it will also pave the way for the
introduction of new smart services in the
Kingdom and speed up the pace of the
Internet of Things (IoT) development in
Saudi Arabia.”
With data speed reaching 600Mbps,
the new LTE TDD 2.6GHz network
will be rolled out across the Kingdom
over the next three years. Mobily’s
customers will enjoy increased mobile
broadband speeds, enabling them to
access various services that require
high-speed internet access such as
video on demand and cloud gaming.
Saudi Arabia’s mobile operator,
Etihad Etisalat Company (Mobily),
and Huawei have announced the
successful completion of testing the
region’s first LTE M-MIMO (Long Term
“We are proud to launch the first LTE
M-MIMO network in the region. Our
strategic partnership with Huawei
has enabled us to offer our customers
unparalleled products and services
KSA drives energy
innovation with
advanced construction
technology
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is realising Saudi Vision
2030 energy goals with advanced offshore construction
technology, experts announced today in the build-up to
ADIPEC 2016.
Saudi Vision 2030 aims to increase oil and gas
localisation from 40% – 75%. Supporting these energy
goals, leading Middle East’s leading firms are driving
investment in technology.
“Constructing complex oil and gas platforms and pipelines
requires precision technology, from modelling to fabrication
and erection. Building Information Modelling is the biggest
game-changer for constructing complex offshore projects
on time and on budget,” said Anwar Al Qwasmi, General
Manager for Saudi Arabia at global offshore construction
technology company Trimble Solutions.
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The National Petroleum Construction Company, which
recently was awarded four offshore contracts in the
Kingdom, has used Trimble’s Tekla Structures building
information modelling (BIM) software to model offshore
projects across four dimensions in an open file format.
Offshore players can visualise designs in real-time to avoid
clashes, and optimise steel production and maintenance.
Demonstrating BIM’s value, the global BIM market is set
to grow four-fold from $3 billion in 2014 to $12 billion
by 2022, according to a recent report by Transparency
Market Research.
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