Open radio access networks (Open RAN) are the dominant topic of discussion in the mobile network world today. A movement to disaggregate wireless telecommunications RAN functions and create open interfaces between them, Open RAN promises a future in which long-term costs for mobile operators are sharply reduced, vendor competition is increased, network flexibility is enhanced, and opportunities for innovation are expanded.
By James Kirby, CSG SVP & head of EMEA Business
The Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) announced an increase of the UAE national portal users by 50% in the third quarter of 2021 as compared to the same period of 2020. Portal users reached 5.2 million. They visited the portal 7.7 million times and viewed portal pages 11.3 million times.
End-user spending on public cloud services in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region will total $5.7 billion in 2022, an increase of 19.2%, according to the latest forecast by Gartner.
Telecom Review had been invited to a roundtable conference hosted by Palo Alto Network as the company released its second annual ‘The Connected Enterprise: Internet of Things (IoT) Security Report 2021,’ research conducted by global technology market research firm Vanson Bourne.
The world celebrates annually on October 29 the international Internet day, a technology that changed our lives, connected all parts of the country together and expanded the relationships between people. An era dominated by digital innovations, the Internet comes to support it and enhance virtual communication despite all the circumstances surrounding us.
The telecommunications and digital government regulatory authority (TDRA) celebrated the UAE Flag Day, with the participation of TDRA’s employees in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, in a stand that reflected the pride of the UAE people in the flag of their country, and their determination to move forward under the guidance of their wise leadership, emphasizing their pride in the united house, their belonging to the UAE, and their quest for achieving its future visions and goals.
The telecommunications sector is a vital component to the operational success of nearly every existing sector. Roland Daccache, systems engineer manager MEA, CrowdStrike explains how an identity-centric zero trust architecture is key to mitigating cyberthreats targeting telecommunications sector in the Middle East.
Nokia partnered with GSMA Intelligence (GSMAi) to find out how communication service providers (CSPs) plan to achieve their energy-efficiency targets. More than 100 mobile service providers worldwide participated and 78% of them see artificial intelligence (AI) as very or extremely effective at delivering energy-efficiency improvements.
The quick-fire mobility panel & Q&A session tried to explore the trends, challenges and opportunities the transport and logistics industries present in terms of developments and satellite connectivity requirement.
