Arab Internet Investments in "Mid-Boom"

Middle Eastern Arab nations might be examples of the best and worst of the contemporary state of Internet connectivity. Although only about 4 percent of the region´s population has Internet access, and press reports decry political repression and a lack of local content, regional industry analysts say investors, vendors, and service providers are solidifying their positions in anticipation of a breakout situation for access created by new technologies such as WiMax (IEEE 802.16). The region has been a hotbed for conferences extolling the opportunities for investment in network infrastructure