INTERVIEW: Tareq Amin, CEO of Aramco Digital (pictured), insisted the Saudi oil giant’s recently created technology unit is not interested in entering the consumer mobile segment in a traditional way, with its focus set firmly on software, platforms and private 5G. Amin joined Aramco Digital in late-2023 shortly after leaving Rakuten Symphony. With previous experience in developing open RAN at Rakuten Symphony, Amin also said Aramco Digital would look at the technology for industrial use cases, while adding he was very much focused on developing a private 5G play. “If private 5G is going to be successful, it must look exactly like managed Wi-Fi,” he said. Amin further argued “the struggles” of the entire private 5G segment today in relation to uptake are mostly driven by the complexities of browsing, buying, deploying and provisioning.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 04, 2024 12:52 UTC