Reports and Coverage

In the recently concluded webinar hosted by Telecom Review, industry experts convened to have an intensive discussion on digital transformation.

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.

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) signed an agreement to create a set of “Global AI Readiness Frameworks” for key socio-economic domains that could help countries adopt best practices in harnessing AI’s full potential.

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.

The Plenipotentiary Conference of the African Telecommunication Union (ATU) 2022 requested Member States to support African candidates for ITU positions and noted, in particular, that Dr. Bilel Jamoussi had been endorsed by the African Union as Africa’s sole candidate for the position of Director, ITU-TSB. It expressed unanimous support for him and called upon African countries to vote for him during the upcoming ITU PP-22.

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. 

Sustainability is an important topic that is being addressed urgently worldwide. With telecom operators’ climate-related commitments and the ICT sector’s expanding energy footprint, there is a need to do more and transform faster.

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.

The Telecom Review awards recognize industry leaders for their efficient and hard work throughout the year and are a special way for Telecom Review to help celebrate the winners’ success.

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.