By addressing critical issues of policy and cybersecurity standards, participants reaffirmed their commitment to driving sustainable growth and fostering a resilient digital ecosystem. As these regions continue on their path of digital transformation, ongoing collaboration and strategic partnerships will remain essential in overcoming challenges and unlocking new opportunities in the global telecom landscape.
The GSMA (Global System for Mobile Communications Association) supports mobile companies by advocating for industry policies, creating global standards, and fostering collaboration. It drives innovation, promotes best practices, and facilitates partnerships that help operators navigate technological advancements and regulatory challenges effectively. The GSMA Open Gateway initiative represents a significant leap forward in the mobile industry’s journey towards fostering innovation and enhancing connectivity. By leveraging open network APIs, this initiative aims to create a more collaborative ecosystem where developers and businesses can seamlessly integrate and innovate.
“Open Gateway helps unleash the potential and makes easy to offer services globally. In the Arab world, we have operators that have launched 5G but we also have operators that still use 4G. There is a massive investment in 5G and GSMA will help to unleash the potential of the network, drive new services and help operators to monetize that,” said Mr. Jawad Abassi, Head of MENA at GSM. “In the GCC we still need to improve mobile connectivity, there are two major gaps, the first one is the coverage gap that depends on the quantity of population and then there is the users’ gap, people who live within a reliable mobile network but don’t use it, we need to tackle the user gap,”
