"The Fifth Generation National Committee, which was formed by the Commission, is currently implementing plans to monitor the requirements of local sectors to benefit from the fifth generation technologies during the coming period to implement their own projects in the country," said Hamad Obaid Al Mansouri, Director General of the TRA. , Pointing out that «the Commission coordinates with the operators of telecommunications in the state to provide the infrastructure supporting the establishment of these projects depending on the fifth generation».
He noted in press statements that «one of the most important requirements that were monitored through the recent meetings of the Committee, was from the local transport sectors on how to take advantage of the fifth generation in self-driving cars and intelligent transport systems, in addition to the identification of projects for other sectors in the areas of artificial intelligence and cities Smart, virtual reality, robot and unmanned aircraft and automate work systems in factories and projects ».
"The Expo 2020 Dubai area will be fully covered with 5th generation technology, which will allow us to review and introduce a number of innovative projects based on the fifth generation speeds for visitors to the exhibition.
Al Mansoori explained that the Fifth Generation Committee formed by the Authority during the last period in conjunction with the launch of the fifth generation strategy in the UAE is holding regular meetings with all sectors to identify their needs related to providing operations supporting their activities in the ICT sector.
He pointed out that the TRA aims to provide a unified platform for the coordination and integration of efforts among the parties concerned with the fifth generation of telecommunications networks in the country, enabling the needs to be met in accordance with the best international standards and practices in this sector.
"The state coverage of the fifth generation networks is due to operators who take into account the vital sectors that want to use these networks, as well as the most populated and populated areas across the country. The widespread use of fifth generation communications faces the challenges of not having multiple devices Mobile phones so far in the markets are supportive of that technology ».
He added that «the requests submitted to the Authority by the manufacturers of these devices are still very few», pointing out that the Authority has no intention to impose fees on the use of mobile phone packages V-fifth, similar to what happened when moving from the services of the second generation to the third generation and the latter to the generation Fourth, the costs associated with the services of the fifth generation will depend on usage patterns, especially with regard to browsing services, downloading data and watching mobile video supporting the fifth generation networks.