Not disappointing some of the attendees, a number of solutions were launched at the GITEX Technology Week 2015 driving Middle East innovation in the Internet of Things era. Technology companies such as Huawei,Panasonic, and LG presented products bringing in digital and strategy at the core.
Supporting Smart City innovation, Huawei launched its Smart In-Vehicle Internet of Things Security Solution that offers control for public transportation leaders and emergency services operators. Panasonic’s new Interactive Mirror uses the in-built high definition cameras, the mirror is enabled with face analyzing feature to point out every flaw and suggestions to fix them. LG also launched the world’s thinnest bezel video wall, the VH7B Direct Backlit LED Display video wall at 0.9 mm for airports, shopping centres, and hotels.
Marking the strong growth in Islamic finance, Dubai-based X-Concepts launched a series of Islamic IT products, including the world’s largest Islamic mobile app imurshid, the Islamic Router, and the Islamic tablet.
Potentially transforming the UAE’s ecommerce sector is the launch of the new mobile commerce platform by Trriple, a startup born in the UAE, which offers secure and convenient payment solutions that include NFC between consumers holding its mobile wallet and merchants deploying its mobile point of sale terminal.
In healthcare innovation, Intracom Telecom and Cambridge University Hospitals launched regionally the UKeMed healthcare platform– a first-of-its-kind medical knowledge and content service that allows worldwide healthcare professionals to address and streamline hospitals’ and medical institutions’ training and e-consultation needs.
As IoT and related tech become a toast globally, MENA is playing a very clear role in being a part of early adopters, and in some cases leading this innovation wave.
