Realise full potential of 5G: TRA official tells GCC, Arab nations

A top Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) executive called on regional and Arab nations to explore use cases to realize the full potential of 5G. “The applications are endless, and the world is exploring them as we speak, at a rapid pace, I might add,” Acting General Director of TRA Bahrain, Shaikh Nasser bin Mohamed Al Khalifa told participants of key conference in the UAE on 5G.

He added: “With such powerful network capacity and speed, we have a duty to explore use cases that are relevant to us here in the region.” The event was organised by TRA UAE, in Dubai and attended by experts and business leaders. The acting General Director told the conference that 5G is less about smartphones and more about the many devices and applications that smartphones will be connected to.

“The internet is entering into an age where we will see it come to life in the real world. “If the opportunity is capitalized on by all stakeholders, and we all work together towards that goal, the world we know will change within a few short years. Bahrain can plant the seeds now to reap the benefits of that future.”

TRA started its experience with the 5G technology in Bahrain with the allocation of 300MHz of spectrum in the C-band, divided equally among mobile network operators. 5G commercial services launched in July this year, which led to witnessing a surge in peak download speeds more than 15 times faster than 4G.