The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has announced that Etisalat and du have completed the installation of the 5G terminals at Expo 2020 Dubai. The TRA stressed that there is no difference in the prices of telecommunications services for the fifth generation compared to the fourth generation. The fifth generation network currently covers 60% of the major cities in each emirate, while the entire country is expected to be covered within five years.

Expo stations

Majid Sultan Al Mesmar, Deputy Director General of the Telecommunications Sector at the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), said that Etisalat and du have recently completed the installation of 5G terminals at various Expo 2020 Dubai locations. Complete with the latest modern communication technologies.

In a press conference yesterday, on the fifth generation technologies, in preparation for the organization of the conference «Emirates Fifth Generation», on the eighth and ninth of December next, in Dubai, that the telecommunications network for the fifth generation in «Expo» is now ready, especially in Preparations for the exhibition continued to accelerate, and many countries equipped their wings at the fair.

the prices

He pointed out that the prices of telecommunications services for the fifth generation are similar to the prices currently available on the fourth generation, almost no differences, explaining that the customer pays the prices of telecommunications packages, for example, on the basis of the package he chooses regardless of whether the subscriber uses 4G technology Or fifth. He pointed out that the income, which is due to the economy of the state and the telecommunications sector in particular from 5G technologies, will reach more than 220 billion dirhams in the next 10 years.

He pointed out that the fifth generation network currently covers 60% of the populated areas in the country or from the main cities in each emirate of the UAE, while the whole country is expected to be covered by 5G technologies within five years, in light of the large investments required to achieve this goal .

New stations

He said that the coming period will witness the installation of new stations to meet the requirements of the fifth generation, because existing stations will not be enough, as well as the development of some existing stations to suit the requirements of the new generation. He pointed out that the high prices of the fifth generation devices, are the most important challenges facing the spread of this generation, especially as it needs special phones, pointing out that manufacturers have not yet produced these phones on a large scale commercial.

High speeds

The screw shows that the fourth generation provides a ratio of one-tenth of what can be provided by the fifth generation, where the fifth generation technology provides high speeds measured twice the speed of what we enjoy today, and the fifth generation works to connect various devices to the network of communications, and the device is aware of each What is happening around it and able to respond quickly to everything that happens.

He added that thanks to the fifth generation the speed of response between devices and machines will be very high, allowing self-propelled vehicles to move smoothly to ensure the safety of millions of passengers, as well as allow surgeons to conduct operations remotely with a very high level of safety, pointing out that there are other applications They are limited in this area, especially in the sectors of transport, education, health, industry and smart cities.

Most prepared

Tariq Al Awadhi, Director of Spectrum Management at the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, said that the UAE is among the first 14 countries to introduce 5G applications commercially. He pointed out that the UAE is one of the most countries in the world in addition to Japan, South Korea, China and the United States, the most willing to provide 5G services. He stressed that the great development in the fifth generation will actually occur during the years 2020-2021, with the abundance of new applications for the fifth generation and the manufacture of their devices on a large scale commercial, and the spread of networks everywhere.

Conference

Al Awadi said that the fifth generation conference is expected to attend 500 participants from various fields, pointing out that the discussions will cover a wide range of topics related to the new technology, especially as the fifth generation carries with him the development not only related to the speed of smartphones, but also several areas such as «robots »Surveillance cameras, drones, music and movie downloads, 3D printing, autonomous vehicles, virtual reality technologies, healthcare, the Internet of Things, and more.

No harm to consumers

Majid Al Mesmar, Deputy Director General of the Telecommunications Sector in the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, confirmed that the global studies conducted on the 5G technology by the World Health Organization and the manufacturers proved that the new technology is completely safe and does not harm consumers. This generation is safe, stressing the importance of differentiating them from harmful radiation categories.

Cyber ​​Security

On the issue of cybersecurity in the 5G technology, Majid Al Mesmar, Deputy Director General of the Telecommunications Sector, said that the greater the link to technology, the more intrusions by hackers, and therefore the cyber warfare continues, but stressed the need for cooperation between governments and individuals. To counter this threat, to develop ways to respond to attacks, and to raise awareness in the community about responding to this threat, in addition to constantly warning individuals of various malpractices that support violations.

The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority confirmed that there are no differences in the prices of 5G services compared to the 4G.