Along the sidelines of GISEC 2022, the government stage tackled the interesting topic of the governments’ actions in ensuring that cities are secure by design. Representatives from the UAE, Egypt, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia, among others have shared their insights on government commitment to cybersecurity.
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has announced its Partner2Connect pledging platform and an action framework to advance universal connectivity and digital transformation.
His excellency lieutenant general Abdullah Khalifa Obaid Al Marri, commander-in-chief of Dubai Police, opened the 10th edition of GISEC Global 2022 at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC).
In recent years, the introduction of 5G connectivity in the Middle East’s telecommunications market has thrived and local industries are increasingly looking to digitization to gain a competitive advantage in their operations. With this, the future of 5G network design has come under question as deliberations continue on open radio access networks (Open RAN), and what this model could mean for operators, telecom vendors, and end-users.
According to the latest statistical analysis by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI), the share of people's incomes spent on fixed broadband and mobile Internet services increased globally last year, in parallel with upticks in demand and usage compared to 2020.
The Malaysian government is sticking to its plan of deploying 5G through a single wholesale network (SWN). In a joint statement from the ministries of finance and communications and multimedia, up to 70% equity in the wholly state-owned 5G company, Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB), will be available to telcos.
Acronis, the global leader in cyber protection, has announced the appointment of Ziad Nasr as the general manager (GM) for the Middle East.
The Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) in KSA has announced three important dates in 2022 that will contribute to placing the Kingdom in a leading position, regionally and globally, in the ICT and telecommunications sector.
With the aim of accelerating sustainable human development and promoting digital transformation, Qatar’s ministry of communications and information technology, in collaboration with Microsoft, launched the National Skilling Program.
The IoT and cloud marriage seems almost perfect; however, the integration between the two is something that telcos need to consider to help enterprises and consumers take advantage of Industry 4.0 capabilities such as real-time monitoring, predictive maintenance, and autonomous operations of vehicles and equipment to explore new revenue stream opportunities.
