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.

Read more: The power of five tech domains can unleash an intelligent society in Saudi Arabia

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. 

Read more: Smart Dubai plays major role during COVID-19 pandemic with its digital services and programs

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.

Read more: UAE excels in telecom sector quality and evolution

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. 

Read more: Benchmarking the global 5G user experience

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.

Read more: The UAE first to significantly increase indoor wireless network speeds

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.

Read more: Global cloud adoption and the importance of network readiness

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