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"The Middle East and Central Asia region stands at a pivotal services, and position carriers favorably as
moment in its digital journey, with many countries releasing they advance in the digital era.
ambitious strategies like Saudi Arabia's 10Gbps Society The 9 Global ICT Energy Efficiency Summit,
th
Initiative and the UAE's Strategy for Artificial Intelligence. titled "Green Sites, Building an Intelligent
Future," completes the lineup. This forward-
The convergence of 5G-Advanced and AI technologies thinking forum presents actionable
creates unprecedented opportunities for carriers to evolve frameworks for implementing greener,
from traditional connectivity providers into full-spectrum low-carbon energy networks that deliver
environmental and economic benefits.
technology companies. These three forums represent Through a combination of technical deep
Huawei's commitment to partnering with operators through dives and strategic dialogues, participants
will explore how green site design
every stage of this transformation journey—from network contributes to carbon reduction while
enhancement to business model innovation to sustainable reducing the total ownership cost. The
forum will also address evolving regulatory
operations." frameworks needed to support green
digital infrastructure deployment at scale.
landscape, driven by intelligence embedded providing personalized, real-time, interactive
at the network and service layers. We need services that simplify complex tasks. For Phillip Gan, President of Huawei Middle
to re-evaluate many things, including viable home environments, the evolution from East and Central Asia commented, "The
paths to sustainable digital transformation. basic connectivity to emotional interaction Middle East and Central Asia region stands
The SAMENA Council Leaders' Summit through AI multi-modal interfaces will be at a pivotal moment in its digital journey,
provides an essential platform where showcased, alongside how "Smart Home" with many countries releasing ambitious
industry stakeholders can collaboratively and "Home Butler" services will become strategies like Saudi Arabia's 10Gbps
develop strategies to accelerate digital standard features in future households Society Initiative and the UAE's Strategy for
transformation, maintain momentum, and where data generation will reach petabyte Artificial Intelligence. The convergence of
position our region as a global leader in levels. 5G-Advanced and AI technologies creates
building digital economies. This year's unprecedented opportunities for carriers
discussions on experience monetization As emerging services accelerate, they to evolve from traditional connectivity
and AI integration are especially timely, are placing new demands on network providers into full-spectrum technology
as operators transition from traditional capabilities. With 10 Gbps downlink, companies. These three forums represent
growth metrics to experience-centric value- 1 Gbps uplink, massive capacity, and Huawei's commitment to partnering with
creation. ultra-low latency, 5G-A networks deliver operators through every stage of this
a superior experience for AI-driven transformation journey—from network
The 5G-A Leaders' Forum, themed "Explor- applications. Telecom operators, with their enhancement to business model innovation
ing 5G-A and AI Experience Monetization, inherent advantage at the entry point of to sustainable operations."
Creating New Value," will explore how the the AI ecosystem, are well-positioned to
industry transformation is driven by 5G-Ad- capitalize on the integration of 5G-A and AI. The SAMENA Council Leaders' Summit
vanced and how AI can create new moneti- This convergence is expected to become a 2025 will be held on May 26th at the
zation opportunities for operators. Industry key engine for future revenue growth. Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai. It will bring
leaders will unpack how these convergent together ICT policy, regulatory, and business
technologies create unprecedented busi- Secondly, the Telco to Techco leaders from across the ICT arena, covering
ness growth opportunities, operational ex- Transformation Forum will delve into the SAMENA (South Asia, Middle East, and
cellence, network enhancement, and supe- the three core pillars defining the techco North Africa), Central Asia, Africa, Europe,
rior user experiences. evolution journey: business servitization, and North America. Under this year's theme
service platformization, and platform of "Intelligent & Sustainable Transformation
The Summit will spotlight the changing intelligentization. Building upon the of Digital Economies," the event will reflect
paradigm of connectivity, where the future groundbreaking "Techco 1.0" initiative on the urgent need for smart and
of individuals, homes, and businesses launched by Huawei and regional carriers sustainable approaches to accelerating
will be dramatically transformed by 2030. in November 2024, this forum provides a digital transformation and achieving digital
Participants will explore how AI agents strategic roadmap for telecommunications growth across SAMENA Council's markets
will become commonplace in everyday life, companies to reduce costs, diversify of strategic focus.

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