Richard Davies wrote: The UK has a good crop of technology pioneers in cloud computing - for example ElasticHosts, FlexiScale, Flexiant, OnApp - and also some strong government initiatives such as G-Cloud.
We will have to see whether this kind of technical leadership converts into swift mass-market adoption or not.
Research and Markets: United Arab Emirates - Key Statistics, Regulatory and Fixed-Line Telecoms Overview 2010 Provides a Concise Overview, Backed by Statistics, of the Telecoms Market
The UAE has long held the distinction of possessing a well-developed and
technologically advanced telecommunications sector with high mobile,
telephone and Internet penetration. However other countries in the
region have been faster to liberalise their markets and are fast
catching up in terms of penetration levels. Due to WTO requirements, the
monopoly held by incumbent Etisalat has been cancelled and a second
operator, du, launched their mobile and fixed network services in 2007.
Motivated by the change in events, Etisalat has been rapidly expanding
internationally and has reduced prices in the UAE for broadband and
mobile services. This report provides a concise overview, backed by
statistics, of the telecoms market, the regulatory background and the
fixed-line market.