UAE 1st regionally and 2nd globally in telecom sector quality and evolution

UAE 1st regionally and 2nd globally in telecom sector quality and evolution

DUBAI, 21st December, 2020 (WAM) -- The UAE concluded 2020 by achieving global leadership in telecom sector quality and evolution, where the country maintained the first place in the Arab region and regionally, and came second globally for the second consecutive year in "Use of telecommunications/ICTs", which measures the efficiency and evolution of the telecommunications sector in countries around the world as part of the Global Competitiveness Report issued by the World Economic Forum.This achievement also reflects the efforts of the Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) in implementing the directives and vision of UAE's wise leadership to up the readiness of the telecommunications sector to leverage modern technology in the country, especially 5G, where the UAE ranked 1st in the Arab Region and 4th globally in launching and using 5G networks.All this thanks to the cooperation and coordination with mobile operators to deploy and operate 5G networks, and the continued work and collaboration with service providers in the country (etisalat and du) to develop the telecommunications infrastructure in keeping pace with future requirements, thus contributing to the on-going global leadership of the UAE in this sector.Commenting on this milestone, Hamad Obaid Al Mansoori, TDRA Director General, said, "We