Ericsson discusses industry, cloud with ICT leaders

As top telecom and ICT companies gather in Amman, Jordan for the Arab Advisors Group 9th Convergence Summit, the development of systems to manage cloud jurisdiction was high on Ericsson's agenda. A number of Ericsson's top executives took part in the summit including Anders Lindblad, head of Middle East and North-East Africa region, Ericsson, who moderated the 'State of the industry' panel discussion.
During the discussion, executives from a number of telecom operators shared their insights on the industry and what is to come in the future. "A key emerging theme we are seeing throughout the summit this year is an increased focus on the cloud," commented Lindblad. "There is a great opportunity represented by cloud-based services for telecom providers because they increase the value of carrier networks in multiple ways and create new roles and revenues while also accelerating the journey towards the Networked Society."
Ericsson's partnership with Akamai continues to improve the technical performance of the cloud.
Lindblad goes on to explain that the cloud will greatly increase network traffic and utilization and thus transport revenues.
In keeping with the 'cloud' theme, Tarek Saadi, president, North Middle East, Ericsson, took part in a panel discussion entitled 'Convergence strategies panel: Cloud-based future' while Ericsson's head of marketing, government and industry relations for the Middle East, Jeremy Foster hosted a session entitled 'Today's Cloud: Same same or different?'
The event, organized by The Arab Advisors Group and sponsored by Ericsson, was held under the patronage of Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan, president of El Hassan Science City and the Royal Scientific Society from May 22-23.