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From being hunters and gatherers until the present age of rapid digitalization, humans have been the inexhaustible catalysts of this evolution.

Nokia's President and CEO, Pekka Lundmark, welcomed Eng. Sultan A. AlDeghaither, CEO, Zain KSA, and its executive team to Nokia’s headquarters in Finland. The meeting of the two telecom leaders is aimed at deepening the partnership on 5G, digital transformation, innovation and sustainability.

In a significant achievement, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has claimed the top spot in the Arab region in the Frontier Technologies Readiness Index, as reported in the latest Technology and Innovation Report issued by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). His Excellency, Engineer Majed Sultan Al Mesmar, has expressed his pride in this remarkable accomplishment, highlighting the UAE's leading and pioneering position on the global stage.

Social engineering refers to the manipulation and exploitation of human psychology and behavior in order to: deceive individuals; gain unauthorized access to information, systems or physical spaces; and compromise their security.

The Dubai Electronic Security Center (DESC), part of Digital Dubai, hosted a workshop for the private sector to discuss the Cyber Force Program, targeting local and international cybersecurity companies.

The industrial internet is a term that can easily sound misleading. For most, it is industry plus the internet. However, the fact is that the traditional internet as an instrument cannot meet the high requirements of industries. The massive amount of data processing needed for the smooth functioning of various company-related operations cannot afford a lag in connectivity at any cost. New technologies such as IoT, edge computing, machine learning and AI, which are incorporated into industrial operations, generate a high volume of unstructured data that needs efficient sorting to derive genuine value from it. Thus, the industrial internet provides a breakthrough option for new development in the industry sector.

Oman’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) recently issued a report on the quality of telecommunication services at tourist sites in the Dhofar Governorate.

By Ayman AlFadhel, VP of Cybersecurity at Salam

The latest Arab Price Benchmarking Report confirms Bahrain’s position as one of the Arab region's most competitive telecommunications markets. The report highlights the country's telecom services as being among the most competitively priced in both Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and the wider Arab world.

Communications service providers (CSPs) face a host of barriers — accessing high-quality data, for example — that impede their ability to effectively deploy AI, which could improve network and service operations, according to new research commissioned by Nokia and conducted by Analysys Mason.