COUNTRY FOCUS: KSA
Services is providing us with a range of
consulting and design services based on
its global experience in intelligent cities.
The ambition, scale and speed of major
infrastructure projects can present a
challenge, and we needed a trusted partner
to ensure that intelligence was built into this
new smart development at the outset.”
Mohammad AlOtaibi, Managing Director
Orange Business Services KSA, said:
“KSA is a global centre for innovative
Smart City developments, and Al Widyan
will unobtrusively incorporate advanced
technology to provide a sustainable,
high quality of life and experiences for its
residents, visitors and businesses.
How will consultants from Orange
integrate different Smart City
services at the Al Widyan real
estate development?
Orange Business Services was awarded the
Smart City consulting contract for Al Widyan,
the new seven million square metre real
estate development in Riyadh, in the city’s
northern growth corridor.
Orange consultants are now defining the
blueprint for the Smart City services, as
well as the ICT infrastructure engineering
guidelines, the operating model for the
real estate development, in addition to the
business strategy and options for the open
access network.
Smart City environment and experience and
integrate with other proposed smart services.
Orange Business Services is present at
every stage in the Smart City data journey
from collecting data from sensors and
objects to transporting data and securing
it, then storing data to analyse it and
finally extracting knowledge and value out
of it to help make operational decisions
and share information.
How will residents and businesses at
the development benefit from the
Smart City services?
Through our Smart Cities global programme,
Orange Business Services works at the
“Orange aims to contribute toward
boosting the economic attractiveness of
cities in the Kingdom, where the scale of
developments is ambitious and matched
by the vision, leadership and resources
required for success.
“These developments demand new business
models and new thinking, and Orange is
very well positioned to contribute as a global
integrator and Smart City thought leader.”
Smart Cities are a major focus for Orange
Business Services in the Arabian Gulf region,
where it has been tailoring solutions for
some of the region’s most high-profile Smart
City developments over the last 10 years.
The Al Widyan contract is an opportunity to
employ the latest technology in KSA, where
Orange has worked on several high-profile
projects including: The Digital City – ITCC;
The Royal Commission at Yanbu; King
Abdullah Financial District; King Abdul Aziz
Road and Jeddah Economic City.
Orange Business Services has operated
in the Middle East for over 50 years and
established a local presence in KSA in 2012
to support enterprises across all sectors
in the Kingdom. It has offices in the main
cities across the three provinces of Saudi
Arabia – Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam –
supported by a Smart Cities regional centre
of excellence in Dubai.
Intelligent CIO asked Hicham Abdelmoula,
Managing Consultant – KSA Smart City and
Healthcare, Orange Business Services, further
questions about the project.
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Our consultants have proposed a potential
list of smart services based on market
trends and expectations and aligned with
Al Widyan’s corporate strategy. For the
development’s stakeholders, we visualise
(through diagrams and workflows) the
use cases for each smart service and
demonstrate how they contribute to the
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THE SMART CITY
VISION IS THAT
THE CITY IS
TRANSFORMED
BY A NEW
COMMUNICATIONS
INFRASTRUCTURE.
country, region, city, community and
enterprise level – from public infrastructure
and utilities to smart metering and traffic
management, parking and driverless cars, to
district/building management right down to
life enhancing personal apps for healthcare,
retail and banking, and the smart home.
The Smart City service aims to enhance the
lifestyle of tenants and visitors and increase
the productivity for businesses by providing
them tools and features that support them
in their daily work. The Smart City services
can also be a driver to generate broader
sustainable revenue for real estate developers,
and also optimise operational expenditure.
Why is Orange well positioned
to contribute as a Smart City
thought leader?
Orange Business Services has been building
partnerships to develop its position in the
region for the last 10 years, playing the role of
master systems integrator with the region’s
Smart City operators and governments.
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