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As we move towards a more digitalized future, concerns continue to grow about consumer privacy. But, are legal systems adapting to the fast-paced age of emerging tech?

Hitachi Vantara, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, announced today the appointment of Walid Gomaa as its new General Manager for the Middle East and Pakistan.

The increased amount of interconnected devices along with smartphone and internet consumers has caused a spike in demand for wireless infrastructure. This demand and need gave way for 5G technology.

Gulf Business Machines (GBM) has announced the appointment of Amr Refaat as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the company’s regional operations.

MEF announced the publication of the industry’s first global standard defining an SD-WAN service and its service attributes. SD-WAN Service Attributes and Services (MEF 70) was officially approved by MEF members and ratified by the MEF Board of Directors at the organization’s recent Annual Members Meeting.

The Ministry of Communications & IT, the main driver behind the Kingdom-wide digital transformation overhaul of Saudi Arabia, has officially joined the Saudi Emerging Technologies Forum (11-13 November 2019, Burj Rafal Hotel – Riyadh, KSA) as Main Sponsor of the event. 

du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC) has developed a white paper in conjunction with Nokia to highlight the need for cloud-based future network architecture for new 5G and IOT use cases.

By An Jian, president of Carrier Networks Business Group, Huawei Middle East

The “best-effort” service provided by traditional mobile networks can no longer keep up with the diversified requirements of vertical industry applications. These requirements include ultra-low and deterministic latency, mobility, reliability and tenant security isolation. An example is the power system differential protection under the ultra high-reliability and low-latency communication (URLLC) scenario. When a switch command is delivered, the communication between the master and slave differential protection terminals involves electrical vector contrasting and verification of transmission path parameters. The network needs to provide a deterministic delay of 20 ms and a jitter of 600 us or less.

Huawei launched recently its Global Industry Vision (GIV) report, continuing its predictions for technology and industry development up to 2025.

The ‘connected’ car, while still in its early stages, is expected to improve traffic flow and most importantly, consumer safety. However, concerns have been on the rise about the cybersecurity element of these vehicles.