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Saudi Arabia and Qatar

In 1989 and 1990, Ixonet did a joint venture with Telenorma Netherlands, marketing emergency switchpanels in Qatar and Saudi Arabia.

During this period, I accompanied Telenorma staff on factfinding missions and on marketing trips to Qatar, Dhahran and Riyadh.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a wonderful mix of nomad culture, Islam, and modern western influence. The speed of change must be hard on the locals, I always thought.