Moderated by the GSMA, regulators and operators from the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia gathered at a roundtable during MWC Shanghai 2024 to discuss the ‘Middle East and Central Asia ICT Policy and Governance Forum.’ Senior officials from Huawei and the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) discussed industry policies, best practices, and key industry trends.

Read more: MECA Telecom Stakeholders Discuss ICT Policy and Cybersecurity Standards at MWC24

“5G is an innovation platform for driving digital transformations of businesses and society,” said Fredrik Jejdling, Executive Vice President and Head of Business Area Networks, Ericsson. With this in mind, the deployment of 5G is still ongoing, and is far from complete.

Read more: 1.7 Billion 5G Subscriptions Achieved in Q1 2024, Strong Momentum in MEA

Ahead of the 2024 Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Shanghai, David Wang, Executive Director of the Board and Chairman of the ICT Infrastructure Managing Board at Huawei, delivered a compelling presentation that underscored the profound impact of 5G-A (5G-Advanced) on the global telecommunications endeavors.

Read more: 5G-A: Paving the Way for Shared Success

The Broadband Commission has released the first part of the State of Broadband 2024 report at its virtual Spring Meeting, which brought together government leaders and heads of international organizations alongside representatives of private sector companies, civil society and academia to discuss the power of artificial intelligence (AI) in connecting the 2.6 billion people still disconnected from the internet.

Read more: The State of Broadband 2024 Report: Assessing How AI is Closing the Digital Gap

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