Ooredoo Kuwait sponsors IoT Conference and Expo 2017

Event in collaboration with CAIT, IoT Asia and Vigor Events

 

KUWAIT: Reiterating its leading position as a supporter of telecommunication technology, Ooredoo is sponsoring the Internet of Things (IoT) Conference and Expo 2017 which will be taking place from 19th to 21st December at Jumeriah Hotel Kuwait. The event is an initiative led by Ooredoo Business, and organized and managed by Vigor Events and is in collaboration with the Ministerial Council’s Central Agency of Information Technology and IoT Asia.

The event aims to shed light on the challenges and obstacles that come with the emerging new technology of Internet of Things, which is projected to have substantial leading growth by the year 2020. The technology is expected to play an integral part in a variety of sectors, such as healthcare, transportation, and services sector.

The conference is also aiming to pose solutions for the various logistic and security solutions that are expected to materialize with the leading of this technology. Over the span of three days, the event will feature talks and discussions led by a consortium of professionals and entrepreneurs, to shed light on their experience and the different ways to overcome obstacles in this thriving mode of usage for information technology. Speakers will also highlight the ways different sectors collaborate to better serve individuals and users of this technology.

Commenting on this conference, Ooredoo Kuwait’s Corporate Communications Director Mijbil Alayoub said: “We are very eager to lead the discussion of IoT in Kuwait today, as the Kuwaiti market is one of the fastest markets to adopt the latest trends in technology. This echoes our core values of caring, connecting, and challenging, and we strongly believe that it is important for all telecom service providers to innovate within the modes of usage of telecommunications today, namely the IoT which will play a vital part in the near future.”

Ooredoo Kuwait is committed to bringing users the best and most advanced services, to fulfil its mission of enriching people’s lives through technology and embracing digitalization.

Ooredoo’s operations in Kuwait date back to December 1999 when it launched wireless services as the second operator. The company today provides mobile, broadband internet and corporate managed services tailored to the needs of customers and businesses. Ooredoo Kuwait -which is an enlisted company in the Kuwait Stock Exchange Market – operates a number of telecom service providers in the region, such as Ooredoo Algeria, Ooredoo Tunis, Ooredoo Maldives, and Wataniya Palestine. Ooredoo Kuwait is a member of the international Ooredoo Group based in Doha, Qatar.