AICTO and Huawei organized the 1st Africa 5G Summit, Bangkok, October 24th, 2022
The Arab ICT Organization “AICTO” organized in collaboration with Huawei, the 1st Africa 5G Summit held in Bangkok – Thailand on the 24th of October 2022.
This Summit aims to build a communication platform between Africa and the world’s 5G leading markets. Within this framework, Government ministries, telecom regulators, industry organizations and carriers was gathered to share experience and exchange viewpoints on key topics, such as “National 5G strategic planning, Carriers’ 5G business practices and the strategy of 4G/5G collaborative network evolution”, in order to support the steady flying of 5G and acceleration of unleashing the potential of digital economy.
During the inaugural session, HE/Eng. Mohamed Ben Amor, Director General of the Arab ICT Organization (AICTO) has emphasized that 5G deployment could revolutionize Africa and Middle East’s future industrial development as well as people’s daily lives.
He highlighted the role of the Arab ICT Organization, as a specialized governmental organization working under the umbrella of the League of Arab states, to handle new challenges in the ICT field and pave the way for a brighter digital future.
He also stressed the readiness and willingness of the Arab ICT Organization to join all efforts for a stepping-stone toward an effective and successful digital transformation and 5G development in the MENA region and Africa.
From his side, Mr. Yang Chaobin, President of Huawei ICT Products and Solutions, remarked in his opening speech that 5G enables fiber like user experience by providing 10 times faster speed than that in 4G, which will reshape the ICT industry development. Sufficient spectrum supplies and supportive policies provided by regulators are quite significant to facilitate 5G development in the early stage.
At the end of the summit, Benjamin Hou, President of Huawei Northern Africa Carrier Business, stressed that Huawei will further increase its investment in Africa to support the steady development of 5G to facilitate digital transformation in the region. In Africa, for Africa, Huawei will continue to deepen cooperation with industry partners to support customers’ business success in the 5G era.