
The panel at Telecom Review Leaders’ Summit 18th edition, titled ‘World First 5G-A Region Sets Sail,’ began with an opening speech by Toni Eid, Founder of Telecom Review Group, and CEO of Trace Media International, and moderated by Issam Eid, CMO for Africa, Levant, KSA & Qatar, Telecom Review Group.
The session focused on the immense potential of 5G-Advanced (5G-A), particularly its low latency and high-capacity bandwidth connectivity, as well as its synergies with artificial intelligence (AI).
The discussion featured the following leading experts from across the telecom industry:
Fayez Abu Awad, Policy Director, MENA, GSMA
Dr. Khalid Al Awadi, Manager, Broadcasting and Space Services, TDRA UAE
Hasan Alshemeili, Head of Technology Planning, du
Dr. Ayman Elnashar, VP of Technology Strategy, Architecture & Innovation, e&
Ramy Boctor, Chief Technology Officer, Vodafone Qatar
Stelios Savvides, Chief Technology Officer, Vodafone Oman
Hicham Siblini, Chief Technology and Infrastructure Officer, Ooredoo Qatar
Allen Tang, President of ICT Marketing & Solution Sales Dept., Huawei MECA
Zoran Lazarevic, CTO, Ericsson MEA
Mohamed Samir, VP Middle East Market, Nokia
The panelists shared their insights on 5G-Advanced industry ecosystem, commercialization, progress on deployment, innovative use cases, as well as the importance of collaboration and their expectations of the future of 5G-Advanced in AI era.