An expert on information and communications technology (ICT) from Qatar Project Management (QPM) has underscored the role of technology infrastructure in delivering tangible benefits to project tenants and technology users during the Telecommunications Regulatory Conference 2014 hosted by ictQatar.

Anthony Potgieter, ICT manager, QPM, was among the resource persons of a panel session representing the views of developers, smart cities, and telecom regulators, during the event.

“Developers are always looking to draw in tenants and the competitive edge is in being able to deliver services that no others offer,” Potgieter said.

Potgieter has worked on varying project ICT mandates in Qatar with clients including Lusail’s pioneering Smart City concept, the Internal Security Force Duhail Camp Project, Barwa City, Barwa Commercial Avenue, among others.

“One of our responsibilities as developers is to deliver good infrastructure to complete good projects,” he said.

He cited Lusail City as an example “of how good planning is essential to developing functional systems infrastructure.”

The size and scope of the project brings with it the important challenge of delivering telecom infrastructure “that is both all-encompassing and intuitive, across the breadth of the project,” Potgieter
explained.

He noted that “due to the magnitude of these projects, developers are responsible for ensuring that tenants can receive services from all service providers.

In addition, other massive infrastructure projects like subways, rail networks, and stadiums are being built for the FIFA World Cup in 2022 and will require high quality, and very fast broadband services, he said.

Potgieter said QPM works with project principals to deploy the most advanced infrastructure possible to adapt to shifts in technology.

“The challenge is that systems are being upgraded all the time. This, including evolutions in cabling technology, which has advanced from Cat 5 cabling to Cat 6 and Cat 6E cables in a short period. New front-end systems are also coming into the picture,” he explained.

Potgieter said: “QPM is always trying to consider how they can link developers with the outside world and look at interconnected networks.”

 

 

 

 

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