Why UAE is a global connectivity hub | ZAWYA MENA Edition:
The UAE has positioned itself as a leading global business and connectivity hub, and this was affirmed recently when both etisalat and du announced upgrades to their broadband speeds bringing a focus yet again on Dubai's 5G ambition.
Almost all of intercontinental traffic - whether it is basic Web browsing and e-commerce to streaming video and artificial intelligence - crosses a subsea cable with less than 1 per cent of the remaining traffic carried through satellite systems. The recent Capacity Middle East 2019 event in Dubai highlighted the developments in subsea segment.
Farid Faraidooni, deputy CEO for enterprise solutions at EITC, said: "Capacity ME provided an ideal platform to showcase datamena and present the full suite of innovative solutions available to prospective clients. We pride ourselves on delivering a world class environment enabling customers to benefit from the advantages of seamless end-to-end connectivity and datamena's position as the region's richest global partner ecosystem of 150-plus enterprises, carriers, cloud and content providers. The premier event helped to project the UAE as a leading global business and connectivity hub."
Saturday 23 March 2019
Dariga Nazarbayeva: Kazakhstan’s understudy president | Financial Times
Dariga Nazarbayeva: Kazakhstan’s understudy president | Financial Times:
Three years ago, Kazakhstan’s then-president Nursultan Nazarbayev made it clear that he thought his country was ready for a female head of state. “This is possible,” he said. “Given that I have three daughters, I have a special attitude to women.”
This week, his prophecy began to take shape. Mr Nazarbayev, 78, unexpectedly announced he would resign from office after almost three decades in charge, and appointed his eldest daughter Dariga Nazarbayeva as Speaker of the country’s Senate, a role that occupies second place in the line of succession.
“Let me thank you again for your trust and assure you that I will apply all my knowledge and experience to achieve the goals and objectives set,” Ms Nazarbayeva said on Wednesday. Should acting president Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev die in office or resign, Ms Nazarbayeva would succeed him as the country’s first female president. Or she may win power at a presidential election scheduled for next year.
Three years ago, Kazakhstan’s then-president Nursultan Nazarbayev made it clear that he thought his country was ready for a female head of state. “This is possible,” he said. “Given that I have three daughters, I have a special attitude to women.”
This week, his prophecy began to take shape. Mr Nazarbayev, 78, unexpectedly announced he would resign from office after almost three decades in charge, and appointed his eldest daughter Dariga Nazarbayeva as Speaker of the country’s Senate, a role that occupies second place in the line of succession.
“Let me thank you again for your trust and assure you that I will apply all my knowledge and experience to achieve the goals and objectives set,” Ms Nazarbayeva said on Wednesday. Should acting president Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev die in office or resign, Ms Nazarbayeva would succeed him as the country’s first female president. Or she may win power at a presidential election scheduled for next year.
The week in energy: The Exxon Valdez spill 30 years on | Financial Times
The week in energy: The Exxon Valdez spill 30 years on | Financial Times:
Thirty years ago this Sunday, at just after midnight on March 24, 1989, the Exxon Valdez supertanker ran aground in Prince William Sound off the south coast of Alaska. No-one was hurt, but the ship’s hull was ruptured, and of the 1.26m barrels of crude on board about 258,000 spilled into the water. The National Transportation Safety Board inquiry found that the causes of the accident included the failure of the ship’s master to provide a proper navigation watch “because of impairment from alcohol”, as well as inadequate personnel training and deficient management oversight.
In terms of volume released, the spill does not make the list of the world’s largest, but it was one of the worst in US waters. The harm caused by a spill is also not a direct function of the quantity of oil: a release in the cool waters of Prince William Sound, where oil breaks down more slowly, could be more damaging than a larger volume in the Gulf of Mexico, where temperatures are warmer and there are more plentiful microbes that thrive on natural oil seeps. The location of the spill also added to its emotional impact: the pictures of the oil fouling the pristine waters of Alaska shocked the world.
Thirty years ago this Sunday, at just after midnight on March 24, 1989, the Exxon Valdez supertanker ran aground in Prince William Sound off the south coast of Alaska. No-one was hurt, but the ship’s hull was ruptured, and of the 1.26m barrels of crude on board about 258,000 spilled into the water. The National Transportation Safety Board inquiry found that the causes of the accident included the failure of the ship’s master to provide a proper navigation watch “because of impairment from alcohol”, as well as inadequate personnel training and deficient management oversight.
In terms of volume released, the spill does not make the list of the world’s largest, but it was one of the worst in US waters. The harm caused by a spill is also not a direct function of the quantity of oil: a release in the cool waters of Prince William Sound, where oil breaks down more slowly, could be more damaging than a larger volume in the Gulf of Mexico, where temperatures are warmer and there are more plentiful microbes that thrive on natural oil seeps. The location of the spill also added to its emotional impact: the pictures of the oil fouling the pristine waters of Alaska shocked the world.
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