Comm. Smart Cities and IoT supplement Smart Cities and IoT | Seite 6

Regional developments
I n d u st ry f o r ec a sts

Network
complexity needs
to be overcome

I n d u st ry fo r ec a sts

Systems integrators and telcos
pushing the IoT agenda in Saudi
The popularity of machine-to-machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) applications is
growing across organisations in Saudi Arabia, especially with the increasing number of offerings emerging from systems integrators and telcos. That’s the opinion of global ICT consulting firm IDC, with its industry research indicating that the solutions vary from horizontal
offerings such as fleet management to vertical-specific services such as ATM connectivity.
The development of fixed and mobile infrastructures across the kingdom has also started
to provide seamless connectivity for service providers, supporting the growth of the IoT ecosystem. Security and monitoring, smart grid, and smart traffic are some of the emerging applications that are expected to become more prevalent in the kingdom over the com