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CST Announce the Opening of the

Registration for Mawhoob Competi-
tion in Collaboration with “Mawhiba”

The Communications, Space & Technology Commission
(CST) announces the opening of the registration for Mawhoob
Competition to qualify for the Astronomy and Space Olympiad, in
collaboration with King Abdulaziz and his Companions Foundation
for Giftedness and Creativity “Mawhiba”, with the intention of
building a generation of leaders and innovators in the Space
Sciences and technology, raising the society’s awareness on
this field, training human cadres in the Space sector, in addition
to inspiring the next generation to be interested in the field’s
careers. The competition aims to attract gifted students from
middle and high schools to participate in a number of Astronomy
and Astrophysics courses where they nominate some of the
applicants to represent Saudi Arabia in the International Olympiad
of Astronomy and Astrophysics. CST is welcoming gifted students
to register in Mawhoob Competition until 25 September 2023
through this link,, indicating that the program’s requirements are
the following: applicant must be a Saudi citizen, a middle or high
school student, in addition the applicant must meet the program’s
requirements. This program is part of the CST's efforts to elevate
the Kingdom's position and global leadership in Space and Space
science through programs and initiatives aimed at qualifying
developing national capacities and skills, spreading awareness and
interest in Space science, and boosting national competitiveness.

Arab Advisors Group Publishes "The 5G Handbook - Focus on the UAE"

"The 5G Handbook - Focus on the UAE" report with the below 5G adoption is on the rise on global and regional levels. Its use
details: cases are surpassing traditional telecom services to penetrate
and revolutionize vertical markets. Arab Advisors Group released
a new series of reports: The 5G Handbook. The series tackles one
5G-operating Arab country at a time, to explore, review, and analyze
the development of 5G networks and study the efforts put forward
by all stakeholders. Arab Advisors Group released the first report
of the series, “The 5G Handbook – A Focus on the UAE”, in July
2023. The report answers the following questions:
What type of 5G plans do telecom operators in the UAE offer?
What frequency bands are utilized by the UAE’s telecom operators?
And with which vendors did telcos collaborate to build their
networks?
How are telecom operators in the UAE monetizing their 5G
networks?
Are telcos’ 5G services in the UAE limited to traditional telecom
services only? Or did they penetrate vertical markets?
How mature are the 5G use cases deployed by telcos in the UAE?
and in which sectors did they deploy these cases?
How transparent are the UAE’s telecom operators when it comes to
reaped benefits of 5G implementations?
How did the UAE government encourage the deployment of 5G
technology in the country, especially in vertical markets?

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