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The need for communications and technology consulting services in the Middle East is greater than ever before, fueled by fundamental changes within the telecom industry. Liberalization, along with the adoption of new technologies and changing business models, has inspired a boom in innovation and development, driving the need for a coherent telecommunications business strategy.

Since the mid 1990s, our communications and technology industry experts and strategists have guided companies through their transformation and growth programs. Working in tandem with our clients, we’ve helped address all facets of telecom services in the Middle East—from corporate planning, financial planning, performance management, and procurement to organization design and implementation, customer service, marketing and launching of new services, information technology, and mobile communication.

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Thought Leadership

Digitization for Economic Growth and Job Creation: Regional and Industry Perspectives
While digitization—the mass adoption of digital technology through connected services and devices—has proven to accelerate economic growth and facilitate job creation, its impact is not uniform. read more >

Accelerating Digitization in the Middle East: 2012 ICT Leaders’ Event
Attendees at the 2nd Annual ICT Leaders’ Event identified three imperatives that could reinvigorate the region’s digitization pace: accelerate the evolution of digitization policies and governance; expand the supply of digital products and services; and stimulate demand for digital products and services. read more >

Mobile Price Wars: Avoid if You Can, Win if You Can’t
The market for mobile services is extremely competitive. Marketing executives are constantly rolling out promotions, or “hooks”, to attract new customers, which often lead to price wars among operators. However, there are four ways to win these mobile price wars. read more >

Understanding the Arab Digital Generation
The Arab Digital Generation, a tech-savvy demographic born between 1977 and 1997, accounts for 40% of the MENA population and is distinguishing itself economically, socially, and politically. The paper, produced by Booz & Company and Google, looks at this generation’s potential impact.read more >

Digitization in Emerging Economies: Unleashing Opportunities at the Bottom of the Pyramid
Digitization in emerging countries could deliver US$6.3 trillion in additional nominal GDP and 77 million new jobs over the next 10 years. However, it will require a concerted public and private effort to bring digitization to the world’s poorest people.read more >

Client Examples

Case Study 1: Booz & Company was retained by the newly formed telecommunications regulatory entity to develop a national ICT strategy and devise a five-year implementation master plan.

Case Study 2: Readying a major telecommunications operator in the Middle East for market liberalization and competition.