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Innovative Use”, co-organized by ITU and the Communication and resilience of the economy. Al-Swaha underscored the Kingdom’s
Information Technology Commission (CITC) of Saudi Arabia. The keenness to cooperate with ITU and its global partners in the
webinar, which concludes on Thursday, focuses mainly on the field of the spectrum to enhance the benefits from it. He stressed
latest spectrum innovation and best practices for policymakers. the importance of the meeting of decision-makers in the field
Zhao praised the regulatory maturity of the telecommunications of spectrum in the seminar to discuss this important resource.
and information technology (CIT) sector in the Kingdom. “As (December 12, 2020) saudigazette.com.sa
per the classification of ITU, CITC is one of the most regulated
and developed CIT bodies in the world,” he added. More than 70 The Communications and Information Technology Commission
high-ranking officials and specialists from various governmental, (CITC) will provide more than 10 gigahertz (GHz) to improve the
private, and academic agencies interested in modern wireless commercial and innovative use of the Kingdom’s radio spectrum
technologies from 20 countries around the world are attending the by 2025, said Mohammed Al Tamimi, Governor of CITC. “The
virtual event. The webinar is being convened as part of unifying Saudi telecom regulator is working on setting up a new outlook for
global efforts and visions in the field of the frequency spectrum, commercial and innovative use of radio spectrum,” Al Tamimi said
and to activate its role in promoting digital transformation in on the sidelines of a webinar on “Radio Spectrum for International
the Kingdom and the world. Inaugurating the event on Tuesday, Mobile Telecommunications (IMT)-2020 and beyond: Fostering
Minister of Communications and Information Technology Eng. Commercial and Innovative Use". Saudi Cabinet lately approved
Abdullah Al-Swaha highlighted the role of digital infrastructure, launching public auctions for the commercial uses of radio
calling it the lifeblood of the global economy after the coronavirus spectrum.
pandemic. He also stressed its importance in the success and (December 9, 2020) argaam.com

Turkey

The launch of eSIM technology, which is produced entirely with a wide range of uses, from smartphones, wearable technologies,
domestic and national means, was hosted by the Information machine-to-machine communication (M2M) to many industrial
Technologies and Communication Authority. Minister of products." Deputy Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Dr.
Transport and Infrastructure Adil Karaismailoğlu, Deputy Minister Ömer Fatih Sayan also mentioned the importance of eSIM in
Dr. Ömer Fatih Sayan, Head of Information Technologies and his speech. Sayan said, “We are taking another important step
Communication Institution Ömer Abdullah Karagözoğlu and in mobile communication by using eSIM, which can now be
bureaucrats attended. Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, installed remotely, instead of the existing physical SIM cards
Adil Karaismailoğlu, said in his speech, “Due to the epidemic, used in mobile telecommunications for more than 25 years. eSIM
restrictions on going out, distance education-trade and the brings many benefits and advantages not only for the information
obligation to work, demand and capacity use in digital access and communication sector but also for all other sectors.
and communication have increased. The growth rate of our Because today we are in an age where almost everything can be
informatics industry in 2020; It approached 14%. As of the last connected to the internet. We increasingly use mobile technology
month of 2020; Our fiber line length exceeded 413 thousand in transactions that we are connected to anytime anywhere.
kilometers, and the number of fixed broadband subscribers Therefore, eSIM will provide great convenience in our lives in
exceeded 15.8 million. The number of fiber subscribers in fixed every area from the white goods in our home to the devices in our
infrastructures approached 3.8 million. "More than 92% of the 82.8 workplaces”. Speaking about satellite earth stations, Sayan said,
million mobile subscribers started using the 4.5 service in the last "We aim to make our country the center of satellite earth stations.
three years." Drawing attention to the importance of domestic With the" BTK Satellite Valley Project ", the installation of three
and national production, Karaismailoğlu said, “In the upcoming satellite earth stations in Konya has been completed. In Ankara,
period, we will send our new communication satellites Türksat we started the process of installing two satellite earth stations. We
5A and Türksat 5B, as well as our first domestic and national invite international satellite operators to invest in our country”. In
satellite, Türksat 6A, to space, and we will take important steps his speech, Ömer Abdullah Karagözoğlu, President of Information
in communication and communication at the local and national Technologies and Communication Institution, said, “The eSIM
point. In addition, in today's program, we are proud to introduce application brings along important facilities and advantages
the 100% domestic and national eSIM application developed both for the industry and consumers in communication between
by our own engineers to the public”. Stating briefly about the machines. eSIM offers a technology that can be installed and
benefits provided by eSIM technologies, Minister Karaismailoğlu managed remotely on a secure chip. "Operator profile information
said, “The eSIM infrastructure has been developed in accordance can be uploaded and managed remotely via software without
with international standards, with domestic and national means, a physical SIM card inserted in the devices." Karagözoğlu also
and we have taken our place among the countries that develop mentioned that it provides a level of security and protection
the necessary software within the scope of eSIM. Thus, Turkey's equivalent to the entire level of security provided by physical SIM
sensitive data will be fully in control of Turkey. "eSIM will have cards. Following the opening speeches, Minister Karaismailoğlu

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