The Show

Launched over two decades ago as an international event to cater for a fledgling market of computers and business communications, CommTel has, in line with market demands, introduced business equipment, mobile phones and internet providers into its comprehensive show portfolio.

Annually CommTel brings together the leading suppliers of information technology, both hard- and software, for both home and business, as well as leading suppliers of other office and home office equipment and furniture. Indeed, whether one is looking to work from home, discover what pc is best for family use, or to equip or refurbish a company office, CommTel is the one-stop shop to discover the new and innovative products and services.

The Market

Saudi Arabia’s rapid population growth, increasingly younger consumers (40 percent of the population is in the 15-34 age group and 38% under the age of 14) and ever higher disposable incomes are providing continuing strong demand for all things electronic; demand that crosses between the work place and home as well as business and pleasure.

Overall, the Saudi Information Technology market is the fastest growing in the Gulf Region.  The value of the Saudi market exceeded US$7 billion in 2007, accounting for more than half of the Gulf’s overall technology spend. Similarly the Kingdom has the largest and fastest growing market in the Middle East for telecommunications. 

Mobile phone utilization has sky rocketed and is growing at an astronomical rate.

Forecasts of mobile phone users and internet subscribers alone indicate that the number of both will at least double over the next few years, with broadband subscribers increasing by more than six-fold from an estimated 90,000 in 2006 to 575,000 by 2011. This increased demand for business computing, communications, education and the internet is providing unprecedented opportunities for companies offering goods and services in all such areas, in one of the largest markets, and more importantly the fastest growing, in the Middle East.