Tamdeed Projects, a subsidiary of Etisalat Services Holding, put the spotlight on innovation in telecom networking and showcased its smart building solutions at the BICSI Middle East and Africa Conference and Exhibition held recently in Dubai.

Tamdeed Projects had a strong presence at the event, thus reinforcing its commitment to supporting the ICT community and promoting innovation within all aspects of telecom network and smart city solutions.

The two-day conference was organised by Building Industry Consulting Service International (BICSI), a professional association supporting the advancement of the ICT community covering the spectrum of voice, data, electronic safety and security, extra low voltage, audio and video technologies and project management.

The event, which featured workshops and keynote talks from international industry experts, presenting the latest advancements in the world of ICT, was held under the theme, "A Connected World: Smart Cities, Smart Buildings, Smart Infrastructure, and More!"

Tamdeed Projects, a leader in the UAE in outdoor network solutions, and a key player and integrator of indoor structured networks, in-building solutions and ICT infrastructure, was the event’s exclusive diamond-level sponsor.

Tareq Salman, the general manager, Tamdeed Projects, opened the conference with a keynote presentation on "Building a Smart Hospital that Stays Smart Well into the Future," with the new Al Ain Hospital as a case study.

The Etisalat Services Holding unit undertook this flagship project and implemented a standards-based approach towards survey, engineering, supply, installation, commission, integration and testing the extra-low voltage package of works of this approximately 700 bed hospital on a turn-key basis, stated Salman.

As part of its exclusive sponsorship, Tamdeed hosted the conference’s opening keynote presentation from Limor Schafman, the director of the Smart Buildings Programme at the Telecommunication Industry Association.

Her keynote, entitled "Powering Digital Transformation in Smart Cities: The Role of Smart Buildings," covered the macro-challenges facing communities today, the need for a common connected platform and language for smart community development, and a technology review of smart building and smart city platform use cases.-TradeArabia News Service