Reports and Coverage

Tata Communications, a global digital ecosystem enabler, and Zain KSA, a pioneering mobile telecommunications and digital services provider that is committed to supporting innovation and spearheading the next-generation’s technological revolution in the Middle East, announced a strategic engagement to fuel digital transformation journeys of enterprises and government organisations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). With this collaboration the combined ecosystems will deliver solutions and platforms to remodel cities with smart street lighting, smart waste management, connected workplace, healthcare and connected cars.

The James Webb Space Telescope was launched on December 25 (7:20 am, EST), beginning a one-million-mile journey to see 13.5 billion years into the past.

Flagship phones of major brands like Huawei, Apple, and Samsung have already started to support 5G. If you are still hung up with a 4G LTE-supported device, you must be wondering if it’s actually worth it to upgrade now.

With 5G poised to ramp up digital transformation worldwide, research communities are joining forces to maximize their collective return on testbed investments.

The Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA), together with Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) issued the latest security guidelines for internet protocol version 6 (IPv6).

In the GCC, governments have started to adopt AI as a means to realize their national agendas. Exploring Qatar specifically, this country already has several AI-focused programs as the Qatari government builds on AI’s potential for economic growth and development.

The council of Arab ministers for communications and information announced that Muscat will be the Arab digital capital for 2022, an opportunity to exhibit and embrace more successful digital transformation initiatives that respond to the goals of Oman Vision 2040.

MEF, a global industry association of network, cloud, and technology providers who drive network transformation to power the digital economy, has published new SD-WAN standards that add critical enhancements, including new service capabilities for underlay connectivity, important application performance metrics, and security zones for service providers deploying SD-WAN managed services.

The 15th edition of the Telecom Review Leaders’ Summit hit high records in terms of number of attendees, represented countries and supporting sponsors. Regardless of all the great figures reflected in the statistics, one of this summit’s success elements was the series of video interviews conducted onsite.

The Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) announced that its virtual academy is now offering professional certificates for courses that help candidates enhance their digital skills and increase their opportunities for career growth. TDRA is processing collaboration agreements with international technology companies to provide training programs related to ICT and digital transformation.