During GISEC 2024, Telecom Review conducted an exclusive interview with Rodrigo Brito, Head of Cybersecurity Portfolio at Nokia, to discuss the company’s AI-powered security innovation and commitment to ensuring GenAI integration is implemented efficiently and securely. 

Read more: Future-Proofing Telco Security: Nokia's Commitment to GenAI Integration

During GISEC 2024, Telecom Review conducted an exclusive interview with du’s Chief ICT Officer, Jasim Al Awadi, who discussed the significance of digital trust, collaboration and artificial intelligence within the cybersecurity landscape, along with the digital telco’s impact and commitment to enhancing the UAE’s cyber defense.

Read more: du's Impact on Cybersecurity Explored at GISEC 2024

Cloud transformation in the telecom industry requires a collective shift, and Dell Technologies has deep experience in guiding telcos as they embark on this journey. Over the last few years, Dell’s Telecom Systems Business (TSB) has led multi-year cloud transformation shifts across leading UAE customers, bringing significant reductions in costs while dramatically fueling business agility.

Read more: Transforming UAE Telecoms Through Cloud Security and Open Standards

Integrated Telecom Company (ITC) and King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) represented by the Internet Services Unit launched an initiative to increase the capacity of connectivity service between universities and academic bodies to more than 12 GB free of charge. This comes as part of the strategic partnership between the ITC and KACST and in accordance with the directives of CITC.

Read more: ITC and KACST launch an initiative to support distance education

stc announced that its network is currently witnessing a growth in traffic for education and health platforms that have been made available for free. The demand growth rate for distance education has reached 1000%, while it reached 177% for health platforms. Furthermore, the growth rate for remote work for various sectors has reached more than 567%, not to mention the 70% surge in requests to download different applications for these purposes and others. stc has managed to accommodate this surge in demand without affecting the level of service provided to customers.

Read more: stc meets customers’ demand for home internet through fortified network

Batelco has always been an integral part of the community and takes pride in supporting national initiatives, namely the government’s efforts during this difficult time through enabling free unlimited usage for all fixed internet users.

Read more: Batelco stands with users amidst COVID-19 pandemic

The U.S. telecoms regulator has announced that major internet providers - including AT&T and Verizon - agreed not to terminate service for subscribers for the next 60 days if they are unable to pay their bills due to disruptions caused by the coronavirus.

Read more: US telcos step up to aid customers amid coronavirus fallout

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