The Middle East is also one of the frontrunners in this global digital transformation journey – a result of a concerted commitment by most of the governments in the region. The Egyptian government has also dedicated 12.7 billion Egyptian pounds in 2020-2021 to support digital transformation as part of its ‘Digital Egypt’ project. [3]Connecting the world – overland and underseaSupporting this expanding flow in cross-border data are over 30 submarine cables in service in the Middle East and North Africa region, and more than 390 globally. [4] Across the Middle East, the bandwidth is predicted to increase from 74 Tbps to almost 400 Tbps by 2027. This will, in turn, lead to improved economic and social development in the Middle East.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 22, 2021 11:36 UTC