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GLOBAL MBB FORUM 2023 SAMENA TRENDS

Global MBB Forum 2023

During MBBF 2023, SAMENA Council Highlights 5G’s role in Regional
Industry Integration, Economic Diversification, and Potential of
5G-Advanced in Connecting the Unconnected

In efforts to harness true potential of 5G
and achieving cross-sector 5G business
successes, and building adjacent verti-
cal ecosystems to reconnect, rebuild, and
reimagine a fully-connected, intelligent
world powered by 5G and 5G-Advanced,
SAMENA Council supported MBBF 2023,
and contributed perspectives and advo-
cated maximization of the potential of 5G
investments.

The 14 MBBF Forum was organized by
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Huawei Technologies, a valued member
of SAMENA Council and an integral con-
tributor to regional digital development,
including through its mobile, fixed-line, progress that we are seeing here in the pleasure for SAMENA Council to recognize,
and cloud infrastructure, mobile technol- region, especially in the Middle East, and in appreciate, and encourage those who are
ogies, and advanced product lines. MBBF particularly in the GCC.” playing a critical role in 5G development in
2023 brought new insights on 5G business the region, paving the path for evolutionary
models, evolution of mobile technologies, It has been proven how important and diver- 5G advancements that can bring benefit for
improved user experience, green ICT devel- sified 5G use-cases can be implemented both business and society.”
opment, among others. around the world. It has also been proven
that integration of the ICT industry with MBBF 2023 served as an important plat-
SAMENA Council highlighted that MBBF other industries can effectively address form for showcasing 5G evolution, and
has helped set a strong foundation for the multiple fronts, including making progress green 5G solutions and products, includ-
evolution of mobile technologies, and is a on the Sustainable Development Goals. ing: TDD multi-band multi-channel ELAA
platform that can help demonstrate unwav- for 10 Gbps experiences, the Industry' first
ering commitment of regional governments Bocar BA further added: “Maximizing the FDD full-series GigaGreen to upgrade basic
and the private sector, including technology true potential of 5G and implementing experiences, mmWave AAU with the larg-
pioneers, such as Huawei. real-life use-cases through sustainable est antenna array for continuous 10 Gbps
advancements, is now a top priority. As the coverage, DIS improvement in performance
Following 5G investments in the region, 5G journey continues and 5G too evolves and energy saving to bring 5.5G indoors,
the path to 5G and 5.5G growth appears toward 5G-Advanced, it would be critical Ongoing antenna and microwave innova-
to be relatively clear. Treading it, however, to unlock access to new capital to support tion for efficient 5.5G construction, iHash-
requires critical and timely decisions on all new network transformation, leading to Band2.0 spectrum pooling for optimal 5.5G
parallel fronts, ranging from technology, 5G-Advanced. I feel, 5G-Advanced may very spectral efficiency, Full-scenario “0 Bit 0
resources, use-cases, investments, policy well help mitigate connectivity gaps for Watt” for optimal 5.5G energy efficiency,
and regulation, carbon control, and both underserved areas and communities”. among other innovations.
social and business value-creation.
Coinciding with MBBF 2023, as a separate MBBF 2023 brought firsthand insights
CEO of SAMENA Council, Bocar BA, during industry event, SAMENA Council’s SAMENA and exchanges on groundbreaking tech-
his keynote speech drew attention to the LEAD awards were held to recognize accel- nologies, including cloud-native. In the
potential of 5G and 5G Advanced in meet- erated efforts by the Industry’s stakehold- cloud-native tech talk, SAMENA Council
ing the region’s digital advancement goals. ers in 5G development. also made contributions and emphasized
BA stated: “Digital transformation, technol- on value-creation in relation to cloudifica-
ogy integration, and economic diversifica- BA referred to the LEAD awards during his tion and 5G evolution.
tion are the three main pillars of inclusive intervention at MBBF 2023: “It has been a

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