BIZ BAHRAIN JAN-FEB 2018

Interview | NGN International
VIRTUAL
REALITY
A POWERFUL AND
VERSATILE TOOL
NGN International, a full-fledged systems integrator and IT consultant,
was established in 2015 as part of NGN Group (a global system
integrator operating in Turkey and Middle East since 2005). Aimed at
Bahrain and Saudi Arabia enterprise customers, NGN International creates
technology solutions for complex information, computing, telecom, and
engineering systems. With a rich portfolio of SI solutions, NGN focuses on the
following cross-industry solutions: AR/VR, information and network security,
blockchain, and clouds.
At its Virtual Reality Center of Excellence, NGN International creates VR
solutions for international corporate customers and supplies educational VR/
AR content and solutions to schools and universities.
NGN International Chief Executive, Yaqoub AlAwadhi talks to bizbahrain.
What excites you most about the future of VR technology? And what inspired
you to get involved?
Virtual reality is a powerful research and development tool, the value
of which was clear from the very outset 20 years ago. Today, in the face of
Industry 4.0, Cross Reality (combination of virtual and augmented reality) for
manufacturing is one of the key trends.
Personally, I am most excited about augmented reality and the idea of
a couple of handy devices being able to replace many displays around us.
Augmented reality is a parallel universe where you can easily get and share
information for business and socializing.
We have invested $2 million in state-of-the-art VR & AR Centre of
Excellence lab and training facilities in our office in the Bahrain World
Trade Centre to inspire Bahraini youth to learn and use these cutting-edge
technologies.
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