The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, TRA, has participated in the fourth annual edition of the Telecom Leaders’ Summit, organised by "SAMENA Telecommunications Council" under the theme, "Uniting Vision and Collaboration".

TRA is considered the official sponsor of the event, which witnesses the participation of public and private ICT decision makers from 25 countries from South Asia, Middle East, and North Africa, as well as the participation of service providers in the country "Etisalat" and "du".

The summit is an important platform for presenting the latest ideas and initiatives in the field of communications, digital transformation and smart solutions. The agenda includes many presentations and panel discussions that highlight a number of topics including enabling operators and service providers, flexibility, operational efficiency, business growth, and the views of the operators on these points.

The parties also discuss topics related to cloud computing, and the perspectives of establishing a knowledge-based economy based on digital technologies and services. On the sidelines of the summit, TRA holds working meetings with its counterparts in the GCC countries, which are part of the continuous cooperation and coordination efforts between the GCC countries in all fields, including the telecommunications sector.

Hamad Obaid Al Mansoori, TRA Director-General, said in a speech, "The telecommunications sector is an important element in the equation of the global transformations we are witnessing today. It is the nervous system for several aspects of modern life, like education, health, economy, society and security. Therefore, we expect this summit to provide direct and accurate answers and common ideas about dealing with several future challenges. We are on the threshold of a big transformation from the Internet of Humans to the Internet of Things. The world is witnessing an explosive boom in artificial intelligence and connectivity of devices and objects. By 2020, billions of inter-connected robots, devices and data sources will make humanity enter an era of unprecedented features and relations."