Organized by the Khalifa Empowerment Program “Aqdar” and Index Conferences and Exhibitions, in partnership with the United Nations

The Aqdar World Summit, the leading event in the field of developing people and societies, will kick off next Monday 26 November 2018. Held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), the Summit will be organized by the Khalifa Empowerment Program “Aqdar” in partnership with the United Nations and a number of local and international entities, and in cooperation with Index Conferences and Exhibitions, a member of INDEX Holding.

This year’s Summit will be held under the title “Role of Human Empowerment in Developing Stable Societies: Sustainable Development” during 26-28 November 2018. It is expected to attract more than 1,500 visitors and participants from the region and the world. The Summit will focus on special strategies and concepts related to developing societies in order to ac ... Read more »

Mobile Industry-Focused Event to Highlight Impact of New Technologies Such as Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain and 5G on the Region

LONDON-Monday 19 November 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- The GSMA today announced a number of additional high-profile speakers for its Mobile 360 Series – MENA (Middle East and North Africa) conference taking place on the 26-27 November 2018 in Dubai. The mobile industry-focused event, which is now in its sixth year, will cover the key industry issues facing the region, with a particular emphasis on transformative technologies including artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain and 5G.

“Mobile is having a transformative impact across this diverse region with mobile operators in the GCC states laying the foundations for leadership in 5G and planning ahead to commercial launches, while the region’s emerging markets are seeing rising smartphone adoption,” said John Giusti, Chief Regulatory Officer, ... Read more »

Multiple Operators, Vendors and Content Providers to Collaborate to Accelerate Deployment of Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality Technology

LONDON -Friday 23 November 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The GSMA today announced the launch of a new industry-wide initiative called The GSMA Cloud AR/VR Forum that will focus on the development of cloud virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technology. The programme which was unveiled at Huawei’s 9th Global Mobile Broadband Forum in London, is backed by mobile operators including China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, Deutsche Telekom, KDDI, KT Corp., NTT DOCOMO, SK Telecom, Telefónica, Telenor, TIM, Turkcell and Vodafone, as well as other industry partners including Huawei and HTC. The programme aims to encourage all parties to collaborate on accelerating the delivery and deployment of 5G cloud-based AR/VR services.

“Both VR and AR are disruptive forms of immersive multimedia that ... Read more »