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Samena Leaders Summit
Tuesday 30 April, 2019 | News
This was held on 18 April, 2019 in Dubai. It was attended by key top-level executives, heads of regulatory authorities, ministers, renowned Industry and Media Professionals among others. The objective of the event was to demonstrate the collaborative collaborative ...
World Economic Forum MENA 2019
Monday 22 April, 2019 | News
Jawad Abbassi, Head of MENA region spoke on a panel themed ‘Fintech on the rise” during the MENA World Economic Forum which took place on 6-7 April. He shared data on mobile money adoption globally from the GSMA State of the Industry Report. Some of the entities ...
Annual Investment Meeting 2019
Monday 22 April, 2019 | News
Held in Dubai on April 9, 2019 the focus of the event was on ‘FDI and Human Capital: The Evolution of Workforce in a Digitally Globalized World.’ Over the years, it has been noted that many foreign countries provide companies with attractive greenfield investment ...
CXO Roundtable Tunis – February 2019
Monday 18 February, 2019 | News
The GSMA Middle East and North Africa convened the 4th bi-annual CXO Roundtable in Tunis, Tunisia on 4th February, 2019. The roundtable was inaugurated by His Excellency Dr. Anouar Maarouf, Minister of Communication Technologies and Digital Economy- Republic of Tunisia; and ...
Huawei Innovation Day 2018
Monday 22 October, 2018 | News
This was hosted on 15 October by Huawei, a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices, under the theme “Innovate for a Digital Middle East”. It highlighted how emerging technologies in 5G, Artificial ...
GSMA attends AREGNET Workshop on IoT & M2M
Thursday 4 October, 2018 | News
This was hosted by the Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA) in Manama, Bahrain on 1 October 2018. The workshop preceded the AREGNET meeting organized in association with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and was aimed at introducing insight on new ...
Digital Inclusion Week for the Arab States
Sunday 30 September, 2018 | News
This event was held on 23-28 September 2018 and organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). It build on the success of the earlier ITU-UNESCO Regional Information ...
GSMA speaks at the 1ST Inter-Regional Smart Agriculture Forum (ISAF)
Saturday 29 September, 2018 | News
Ammar Hamadien, Head of Strategic Engagement MENA, Government and Regulatory Affairs spoke during the 1st Inter-Regional Smart Agriculture Forum held on the 24-26 September in Khartoum, Republic of Sudan. The ISAF initiative is a platform gathering all potential stakeholders ...
3rd ATU Preparatory Meeting for WRC-19 (APM19-3)
Monday 24 September, 2018 | News
The GSMA was in attendance at the 3rd African Telecommunications Union (ATU) Preparatory Meeting (APM-3) for World Radiocommunication Conferences 2019 (WRC-19), in Cairo, Egypt, from 17-21 September 2018. The objectives of the APM19-3 meeting were: * Noting of ITU-R progress ...
GSMA lectures at Shoman Arab Bank Foundation
Friday 21 September, 2018 | News
Jawad Abbassi, Head of Middle East and North Africa region spoke at the Shoman Arab Bank Foundation on 17 September 2018. He gave a one-hour talk that focused on mobile operators and the role of Mobile IoT in developing smart cities globally and in the Arab world. The event ...
GSMA MENA CxO Roundtable
Tuesday 24 July, 2018 | News
This Executive Roundtable meeting was held on Monday 23 July 2018 in Amman, Jordan. The agenda included: • Mobile Responsibility & Industry Reputation • BD4SG, Future Networks • Cost Optimization study • Rich Communication Services • Identity and Mobile Connect • ...
GSMA at the Digital Assembly, 2018
Saturday 30 June, 2018 | News
This year the event took place in Sofia, Bulgaria on the 25 and 26 June. It was organised by both the European Commission and the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. It provided a forum for stakeholders to debate, take stock, and look ahead at how ...
1st Future Foresight Forum
Tuesday 22 May, 2018 | News
This was launched on 14 May in Amman, Jordan under the patronage of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA). It was aimed at addressing future challenges of the ICT sector, as well as possible solutions in this regard. The opening speech was delivered by the TRA ...
Spectrum Roadmap Project
Sunday 20 May, 2018 | News
On 17 May, 2018, the GSMA met the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) in Egypt. The discussion focused on the Spectrum Roadmap Project. The advocacy win from the GSMA was based on comparing the amount of spectrum released by Egypt with that released by ...
“Challenges in the Telecommunications Sector in Jordan” Conference
Tuesday 15 May, 2018 | News
This conference held on May 13 was inaugurated by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Prime Ministry Affairs Jamal Sarayreh in Jordan on 13 May. The theme of the conference was “Reality and Challenges of the Telecommunication Sector in Jordan”. It was ...
RCS MENA Roundtable
Thursday 10 May, 2018 | News
Aimed at mobile network operators looking to offer advanced messaging to their customers and take advantage of the commercial opportunities of Messaging as a Platform, the Roundtable series highlights the central role operators can play in the future of business ...
CIBAFI Global Forum
Monday 7 May, 2018 | News
On 2- 3 May 2018 the General Council of Islamic Banks and Financial Institutions (CIBAFI), the umbrella of Islamic financial institutions hosted the global forum whose theme was, “The New Face of Financial Services: Disruptions, Opportunities and the New Normals”. The venue ...
Creating a #BetterFuture: How the mobile industry is building better businesses
Saturday 5 May, 2018 | News
At Mobile World Congress 2018, mobile industry leaders came together to share our vision with the world. This video highlights the importance of sustainability and responsible leadership in successful business practices through the perspective of our leaders and UN partners. ...
SAMENA Council Leaders’ Summit 2018
Friday 4 May, 2018 | News
The (South Asia-Middle East-North Africa) SAMENA Telecommunications Council and Huawei, a leading global ICT solutions provider, hosted the annual Telecom Leaders’ Summit in Dubai on 3 May, 2018. The theme of the summit was “Building the Digital Economy of the Middle East”. ...
IoT Workshop, Amman, Jordan
Wednesday 4 April, 2018 | News
The workshop which was held on 3 and 4 April was attended by a total of 80 people: regulators, operators and also government officials. These included: 3 GSM 8 regulators from Qatar, Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia and Sudan 5 operators from Egypt, Lebanon and Saudi 19 operators ...