Reports and Coverage

The Telecom Review Leaders’ Summit is just three months away, and everyone in the industry is excited to see what this huge annual event will bring to the table.

Digitalization is everywhere. No human can make through a day without resorting to digital technologies. A study claims that digital technologies are about knowing technology and establishing a specific way of thinking; on the other hand, Information and Communications Technology (ICT) features are about utilizing and functioning with technology. Both of these are well-known individually. However, we will talk about how their complementary requirements are met.

Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) has launched the Dubai Research and Development (R&D) programme to support key economic sectors and create new opportunities for growth by providing a comprehensive framework for research, development and innovation across the emirate.

Telecom Review will address the next phase of digital transformation in its upcoming webinar entitled “Outcomes of Digital Transformation: Ongoing Mission and Vision”, on September 14th, at 5 pm Dubai time.

A UAE-based corporate and retail bank became the first bank in the UAE and the Middle East region to open a virtual Metaverse location in Decentraland, a popular blockchain-based virtual world. What such moves by organizations foretell is the growing trend toward the adoption of a digital economy that embraces the use of technologies such as blockchain, virtual assets, artificial intelligence, mixed reality, and so on, both in a business environment and everyday consumer services. 

With the rapid growth in spectrum demand due to the surge of new digital services enabled by 5G, spectrum management is becoming increasingly critical for ensuring consistent, affordable and equitable connectivity. About 11% of the world’s mobile connections are already on 5G today, and as networks advance that number will reach over 50% by 2030. In most cases 5G has used the mid-band 3.5 GHz launch range. As such, over time, the greatest demand will be placed on mid-band spectrum and the mobile industry is looking for ways as to how the mid-band demand can be met. In reality, countries are addressing this in only two ways:

Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 goal is to support 30 million pilgrims annually, and to successfully do this, the country will rely on further innovations built on top of its rapidly developing 5G networks.

Verizon Business has named Sanjiv Gossain as the Group Vice President and Head of EMEA. In his new role, Sanjiv will be responsible for the company's global enterprise business in the EMEA region, reporting directly to Verizon Business’s Chief Revenue Officer for Enterprise and Public Sector, Massimo Peselli.

To enhance community well-being and economic sustainability and to solidify the UAE’s leading position at the global level, the Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) has launched the Digital Society Initiative to encourage awareness regarding the use and adoption of digital means to improve various segments of society.

Just when Apple thought it was introducing a cutting-edge, revolutionary feature in its newly launched mobile phone, the iPhone 14, Huawei introduced the same feature in its new Mate 50 smartphone a day ahead of Apple’s September event.