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10 OCT-DEC 2025

ELITE FWA CLUB ADVOCACY

At GITEX Global 2025, SAMENA

Council Positions Fixed

Wireless Access (FWA) as a

Key Growth Driver for Digital

Innovations

Throughout 2025, the SAMENA Council Council, Bocar BA, who also serves as more flexible services,” said BA. “FWA
highlighted the transformative the honorary president of the Club, represents more than just a
potential of Fixed Wireless Access outlined how FWA has evolved from
(FWA) as a central component of the an emerging technology into a
region’s digital future and a strong foundational infrastructure solution, “FWA represents more
complement to fiber. As the demand which can truly leverage than just a technology;
for high-speed, flexible, and scalable 5G-Advanced and AI synergy. The it’s a key enabler of digital
connectivity grows across South Asia, Council emphasized that FWA is no transformation, opening
the Middle East, and North Africa longer limited to providing basic
new avenues for innovation
(SA-ME-NA), the SAMENA Council broadband. Rather, it is a driver of
and growth. The SAMENA
positioned FWA as a crucial enabler intelligent, high-performance
of intelligent connectivity, capable of networks (for example, visual-data Council is committed to
bridging the digital divide and networks) that offer faster speeds, supporting the expansion
supporting economic growth through greater reliability, and broader of FWA by promoting
broadband access and creating coverage and intelligence, enabling collaboration among
opportunities for innovation, such as operators to meet the increasing
regulators, operators,
in CPE design. In a keynote, delivered demands of consumers, businesses,
technology providers,
during the 5th meeting of the ELITE and governments. “As we see in the
FWA Club, which is directly supported markets of the UAE and Kuwait, FWA is and the ELITE FWA Club
by the SAMENA Council along with evolving rapidly, with operators members, to ensure its
various members of the Council, leveraging 5G-Advanced and AI to widespread adoption.”
including Huawei, CEO of the SAMENA deliver faster, more efficient, and

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