The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) is participating in the fourth annual edition of the Telecom Leaders’ Summit, organized SAMENA Telecommunications Council to help unite visions and enable collaboration. TRA was the official patron of the event, which witnesses the participation of public and private ICT decision makers from 25 countries from South Asia, Middle East, and North Africa, as well as the participation of service providers in the country, Etisalat and du.
The Summit is an important platform for presenting the latest ideas and initiatives in the field of communications, digital transformation and smart solutions. The agenda included many presentations and panel discussions that highlight a number of topics including enabling operators and service providers, flexibility, operational efficiency, business growth, and the views of the operators on these points. The parties also discussed topics related to cloud computing, and the perspectives of establishing a knowledge-based economy based on digital technologies and services. On the sidelines of the summit, TRA held bi-lateral meetings with its counterparts in the GCC countries as well as private sector stakeholders, which are part of the continuous cooperation and coordination efforts between the GCC countries in all fields, including the telecommunications sector.
The Summit's discussions were launched with a speech from H.E. Hamad Obaid Al Mansoori, TRA Director General in which he stated: "The telecommunications sector is an important element in the equation of the global transformations we are witnessing today. It is the nervous system for several aspects of modern life, like education, health, economy, society and security.Therefore, we expect this Summit to provide direct and accurate answers and common ideas about dealing with several future challenges.We are on the threshold of a big transformation from the Internet of Humans to the Internet of Things. The world is witnessing an explosive boom in artificial intelligence and connectivity of devices and objects. By 2020, billions of inter-connected robots, devices and data sources will make humanity enter an era of unprecedented features and relations.”
H.E. added: “Numbers of such flowing data exchanged among devices will be astronomical and unprecedented. Words like ‘Zettabyte’ will be a widely used term then. One of the new age aspects is mobility. Growth of connectivity of mobile devices became more and faster than connectivity of traditional computers. In paradox, developing and least developed countries are the main reason for growth of smartphones’ usage.”
H.E. pointed out that one of the most significant challenges related to mobile telecommunication is the pressing need to provide sufficient broadband. Investment in broadband is a fruitful thing that deserves hard work. Such investment shall be reflected in the development of human beings and contribute directly in the achievement of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Moreover, they are economically successful investments.
Source: TRA