ICT

In March 2010 Orange became the first operator to launch a 3G mobile service in Jordan, having acquired a 15-year licence – including a one-year exclusivity deal – the previous year. Zain joined Orange with the launch of its mobile broadband service in March 2011, with a network that uses HSPA+-based infrastructure. Then in January 2012 Jordan’s...

With a stable business climate, low operating costs and a highly skilled population, Jordan is emerging as a regional centre for information and communications technology (ICT). Driven by new technologies, rapidly rising domestic internet penetration is also boosting the industry, which is playing and increasingly important role in the economy,...

Financial services are emerging as both a key market for Jordan’s IT sector and an important product line in the form of e-payment software and services. The financial industry is one of the most important buyers of Jordanian IT services, and one of the sector’s fastest-growing vertical niches, with opportunities existing in the general hardware and...

Many of the world’s major software and hardware IT companies, including Cisco, Dell, Hewlett Packard, Intel, Microsoft, Oracle and Samsung, are present in Jordan. In addition to targeting the local market, a number of these firms use the kingdom as their regional centre. For example, Oracle’s regional office for the Middle East and Africa, as well...

Plans to modernise and expand the IT industry by the government, and generally improve internet connectivity throughout the country, are beginning to take shape. The multi-pronged approach aims to tackle technological issues across the nation by developing e-governance and lowering computer and laptop costs. Ranked 69th out of 142 counties surveyed...

Thanks to a growing middle class and increased consumer spending, the ICT sector saw significant growth in 2011. The expansion of mobile telephony in Peru, as in many emerging markets, has been quite remarkable over the last five years. However, fixed-line services, which peaked in 2009, have started to see a decline in teledensity. Nevertheless,...