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The 12th Annual Telecoms World Middle East show took place on the 27-28 September in Dubai. Jawad Abbassi, GSMA Head of MENA and Acting Head of Africa, attended the event and moderated four sessions, focused on the importance of harmonized adequate spectrum and regulatory modernisation to sustain investment in mobile broadband networks.<\/p>\n

On 29 September Jawad Abbassi took part in a TV interview about the state of mobile markets in the Arab World and MENA, the upcoming Mobile 360: Middle East and the best way to sustain investment in mobile networks across the region.
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