Vodafone Qatar has announced that it will showcase a range of the most advanced smart technology solutions at the nation’s biggest digital event, Qatar IT Conference and Exhibition 2019 (Qitcom), in which it will participate as an Official sponsor.
In keeping with the Qitcom theme, ‘Safe, Smart Cities’, Vodafone Qatar will engage with official entities and the public in a spacious 1,000sqm area to demonstrate technologies powered by ultra-fast 5G wireless Internet connectivity: virtual reality, Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, big data analytics, smart technologies for homes and industries, and how they converge to enable innovative solutions for a sustainable digitised environment.
Visitors to Vodafone Qatar’s pavilion will experience live and interactive demonstrations of 5G-enabled smart technologies in five zones: Smart Homes; Connected Retail Stores; Smart Industry; Smart City and Gaming. A dedicated space of 150sqm will be occupied by international tech start-ups, who will showcase various creative ways in which they are harnessing the potential of 5G. With this, Vodafone Qatar aims to facilitate the exchange of ideas and knowledge transfer with local start-ups and businesses. Vodafone Qatar said its “innovative” participation in Qitcom further highlights its role as a key player in achieving Qatar National Vision 2030, and in supporting the nation as it becomes one of the most digitally connected in the world.
On the Company’s participation at Qitcom, Vodafone Qatar chief executive officer Sheikh Hamad Abdulla Jassim al-Thani said: “Qatar is at an exciting stage of its journey to develop smart cities, and we are proud to be an official sponsor of Qitcom as a platform to exchange knowledge and highlight new technologies that will further advance that vision. Vodafone Qatar is primed to demonstrate the power of its 5G network to enable innovation for all industries– that bring us closer to smarter, safer
cities.”
Qitcom will run from October 29 to November 1 at the Qatar National Convention Centre. Vodafone Qatar’s pavilion is located at Hall 5, stand number H5C6 – H5J6.
Source:gulf-times.com
