Cisco launched its 10th
annual Visual Networking Index (VNI) Forecast 2015. The forecast stated that
the location of Qatar is beneficial in advancing digital market and business in
the country. It is estimated that the total internet users in the Middle East
and Africa is slated to grow to 425 million by 2019. The growing demand for
mobile devices and usage of social networking is cause of digital advancing in
the Middle East. An annual growth rate of 44 percent in the Middle East and
Africa is estimated by 2019. The internet users will increase by 3.9 billion from
2.8 billion last year.
The increased usage of internet,
mobile devices, faster broadband speed, machine-to-machine (M2M) connections
and video services are noted as the key factors that drive internet traffic
growth. The social networking sites are the most exploited and will look to
develop it furthermore. There are about 176 million users, say about 81 percent
of residential internet users using social networks.
The business along with the
consumers and societies in Qatar are pacing their way towards the era of digitization,
as said by the General Manager of Cisco Qatar, Mohammad Hammoudi.
He further added that, since
Internet is the fast developing technology, they will look into benefiting the
Middle Eastern industries, government agencies, healthcare, sports,
entertainment, education and manufacturing, transportation, oil and gas,
thereby improving the lives of citizens.
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