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By 2025, nearly 75% of the global population, and almost all smartphone users, will be frequent users of augmented reality (AR), according to Deloitte.

From AI-driven automation to blockchain-supported systems, the enterprise business landscape is rapidly evolving. Furthermore, emerging cutting-edge technologies promise to support entrepreneurial possibilities through groundbreaking solutions for various industry challenges.

As companies worldwide embrace digital transformation, Generative AI (GenAI) emerges as a key technology, addressing tasks and challenges that humans cannot perform as efficiently. It has been nearly a year since OpenAI released GPT-4 in an effort to keep pace with digital developments. Meanwhile, GenAI has emerged as the most sophisticated modern technology, transforming business operations and taking productivity to the next level.

The mobile telecommunications industry has committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, aiming to attain a 90% reduction in energy usage through the utilization of 5G technology, according to a GSMA study. The industry endeavors to reduce its carbon footprint and support climate mitigation and adaption efforts.

By 2030, 6G technology, also known as IMT-2030, is expected to become the primary mobile technology, offering enhanced user experiences compared to previous generations of networks, according to the Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) and Khalifa University’s whitepaper.

The world is making progress towards universal and meaningful connectivity (UMC)—the ability for everyone to go online under optimal conditions, at an affordable cost, anywhere, at any time—according to the 2024 edition of the ITU’s ICT Development Index (IDI).

The city of Dubai, UAE, hosted the 53rd session of the Arab ICT Permanent Committee from July 22-23, 2024.

A joint research project by Khalifa University's (KU) 6G Center and Abu Dhabi's Technology Innovation Institute (TII) has developed the first TelecomGPT large language model (LLM). This model, trained on specialized telecom data, offers valuable tools for telecom operators, vendors, standardization bodies, and researchers.

A global internet outage has caused widespread telecommunication breakdowns and shutdowns of Windows operating systems, leading to chaos at broadcasting stations, airports, railways, and banks.

By 2030, physicists expect the advent of a new version of the quantum internet, marking a significant leap in the evolution of the internet.