Egypt stands out as a civilization with a rich scientific and cultural background. Serving a population of over 100 million, the Egyptian economy is one of the largest in the Arab world and is currently witnessing a digital revolution empowered by the ICT sector.

Read more: Egypt: A Catalyst of Digital Transformation, Tech Adoption

Telecom operators are on a constant quest to update their offerings and networks in order to meet rising customer expectations and growing needs. With digitalization being a major goal, network automation is the key to delivering diversified digital services while maintaining low OPEX.

Read more: One Step Closer: Embracing Network Automation

“Organizations no longer have the option to continue on as they have — they have to adopt and accelerate digitalization.” That’s the view of Gartner, a leading technology research and consulting company, which goes on to say that business acceleration is more important than ever because of three reasons: COVID-19, costs and operations, and results. And after almost two decades in the telecoms industry, I couldn't agree more.

Read more: Why CSPs Should Embrace Digital Transformation Now

NGMN Alliance will hold its highly recognized global Industry Conference & Exhibition (IC&E) taking place every two years, on September 7-9, 2022, at the Pavillon d'Armenonville in Paris. C-level and other top management participants will share their perspectives on today’s and tomorrow’s opportunities and challenges and the future of mobile telecommunications.

Read more: NGMN IC&E 2022 Brings Strategic Focus on Mobile Telecommunications

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has warned its 193 member states that harmful interferences, such as blocking, jamming or serious degradation of radio-wave-based services, could be accidental or intentional.

Read more: ITU Warns of Harmful Interference With Radio Navigation Satellite Service

The United Arab Emirates has been ranked among the world’s leading countries in various digital life indexes, attributable to the significant advancement of its information and communication technology sector, the Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) has determined.

Read more: UAE’s Digital Lifestyle Pointers High, Says TDRA

The Permanent Representative of the Republic of Tunisia to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Switzerland, Ambassador Sabri Bachtobji, has formally presented to the ITU Secretary General, Mr. Houlin Zhao, the Tunisian Government nomination and full support to Dr. Bilel Jamoussi for the post of Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB) of the ITU.

Read more: Dr. Jamoussi Officially Submits Candidacy for ITU TSB Director to ITU Secretary General

There is no denying that technology-driven forces are shaping our world immensely. New technologies including 5G Advanced, 6G, IPv6+ and advanced computing technologies will further enable new applications as we move forward, and indeed, the internet is the engine of this digitization.

Read more: Unraveling the Next-Gen Internet Ecosystem

Cloud solutions are transforming the connectivity paradigm in innovative ways. Early adopters of cloud solutions have found that the migration from legacy infrastructure to the cloud is less of a hassle than anticipated. No wonder a survey conducted with 500 enterprise IT leaders has revealed that about 74% of them were looking to invest heavily in cloud solutions within the next two to three years.

Read more: How Public Cloud Will Address Enterprise Woes

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