Saudi Arabia has launched itself as a global leader in smart infrastructure with the widespread adoption of 5G and numerous megaproject and smart city developments underway. At the centre if this is activity is Saudi Arabian towerco TAWAL who has been pioneering new solutions to support the Kingdom’s continued ICT development.
TowerXchange spoke with TAWALs Chief Operating Officer Abdulrahman Al Moaiqel about the towerco’s new smart pillar solution, Coverage-as-a-Service model and in-building solutions that seeks to redefine the traditional towerco model. Abdulrahman has been COO of TAWAL since the company’s start and has 18 years of technical experience, mostly with Cisco and Ericsson, including rolling out the first 5G network in the kingdom with Ericsson.