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Telecommunications Market Indicators & Projections for the Arab World

of maturity across the telecoms value chain • Oman’s Telecommunications Market
which in many countries has developed to Indicators and Projections
highly vibrant eco-systems.” Commented, • Palestine Telecommunications Market
Fayez Abu Awad, Chief Advisor, Arab Indicators and Projections
Advisors Group. Arab Advisors Group will be releasing the
The readily available reports are: remaining reports throughout the year
• Algeria’s Telecommunications Market covering Qatar, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Sudan,
Indicators and Projections Tunisia, the UAE, and Yemen. A list with all
• Bahrain’s Telecommunications Market previous versions of these reports, alongside
Arab Advisors Group announced the release Indicators and Projections our newly and previously published
of its 17th edition of telecommunications • Egypt’s Telecommunications Market telecom and media research reports, can
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the Arab world. Through separate reports, • Iraq’s Telecommunications Market Arab Advisors Group’s team of analysts
Arab Advisors Group provides country- Indicators and Projections in the region produced over 5,600 reports
based key indicators pertaining to fixed • Jordan’s Telecommunications Market on the Arab World’s communications,
voice, cellular, and Internet services Indicators and Projections media, and financial markets. We released
across 18 Arab countries. Each report • Kuwait’s Telecommunications Market our first telecommunications market
covers historical data back to 2017 with Indicators and Projections indicators and projections reports in 2006,
a 5-year forecast ending 2026. “The • Mauritania’s Telecommunications totaling 239 reports to date. To date, Arab
telecommunication market of the MENA Market Indicators and Projections Advisors Group serves over 945 global and
region remains healthy and with distinct • Lebanon’s Telecommunications Market regional companies by providing reliable
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Qatar to Host ITU Plenipotentiary Conference in 2026

The International Telecommunication
Union (ITU) will hold its next Plenipotentiary
Conference, known as PP-26, in Doha,
Qatar, four years from now, delegates from
governments around the world agreed
today. The Plenipotentiary Conference,
where delegates representing ITU's 193
Member States set the organization's
four-year strategic plan and budget, is
ITU's highest decision-making body. ITU
is the United Nations specialized agency
for information and communication
technologies, with a mission to help
connect the world sustainably while leaving
no one behind. The decision to host PP-26
in Doha was adopted by consensus among
the Member State delegations present
Tuesday morning, during the second
week of ITU's current Plenipotentiary in Qatar, the successful host nation of end of the decade." Zhao recalled Qatar's
Conference, PP-22, in Bucharest, Romania. previous important ITU events," said ITU hosting of ITU's World Telecommunication
The quadrennial gatherings serve as Secretary-General Houlin Zhao. “PP- Development Conference in 2006, the
milestones on the path to global digital 26 – marking less than four years until Connect Arab Summit in 2012, and ITU
transformation, which ITU aims to align with 2030 – will support accelerated digital Telecom World in 2014. Qatar's Minister
United Nations sustainable development uptake, which is crucial for achieving the of Communications and Information
priorities. “I applaud the decision to hold UN Sustainable Development Goals and Technology, H.E. Mohamed bin Ali Al Mannai,
the next ITU Plenipotentiary Conference ensuring that everyone is connected by the attending today's session in person, called
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