With ‘digital transformation’ now woven into the fabric of the Kingdom’s national development vision over the next decade, Terry He, CEO of Huawei Tech Investment Saudi Arabia, reflects on the substantial progress made to date, and what priorities are coming up next in creating a more connected and intelligent society.
Reports and Coverage
Smart Dubai plays major role during COVID-19 pandemic with its digital services and programs
Smart Dubai’s network of advanced digital services and programs played a critical role in facilitating government operations, allowing entities to provide uninterrupted e-services during the COVID-19 pandemic in the emirate.
Join Telecom Review’s upcoming virtual panel
Telecom Review is organizing a virtual panel entitled “The opportunities of 5G fixed wireless access” on January 21st at 4 pm Riyadh time.
2021: What’s next for outdoor wireless networks?
By Femi Oshiga, vice president of service providers for the Middle East and Africa, CommScope
BENYA empowers African youth through ‘Africa IoT & Ai Challenge’
After the great success of the Arab IoT & Ai Challenge that started 2 years ago in the MENA region, it is a pleasure to announce the official launching of the Africa IoT & Ai Challenge.
UAE excels in telecom sector quality and evolution
The UAE concluded 2020 by achieving global leadership in telecom sector quality and evolution, where UAE maintained the first place in the Arab region and regionally, and came second globally for the second consecutive year in “use of telecommunications/ICTs”, which measures the efficiency and evolution of the telecommunications sector in countries around the world as part of the Global Competitiveness Report issued by the World Economic Forum.
Benchmarking the global 5G user experience
Opensignal has published a new look at the 5G experience across 15 leading 5G markets, following the analysis it has done previously of the real-world 5G experience of users across mobile operators in a number of countries globally, including Australia, the U.S., Taiwan and South Korea.
Egypt chosen as Arab digital capital for 2021
The 24th meeting of the Arab Telecommunications and Information Council of Ministers was organized virtually through video conferencing technology. This edition was presided by Egypt which was chosen as the new Arab digital capital for 2021.
The UAE first to significantly increase indoor wireless network speeds
In line with the vision of TRA to enhance the regional and global leadership of the United Arab Emirates in the field of communications and information technology, the country's regulatory authority has designated an additional 500 MHz radio spectrum of 6 GHz band (specifically 5925-6425 MHz) to Wi-Fi for indoor use at an EIRP of 250 mW under class authorization.
Global cloud adoption and the importance of network readiness
Telecom Review hosted yet another successful virtual panel which focused on the ‘Role of cloud in accelerating business’. The panel was attended by hundreds of viewers to get the latest and greatest in industry trends and insights from a diverse group of panelists, spanning across the global telecoms industry.