The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of the Kingdom of Bahrain (TRA Bahrain) attended a key conference in the UAE centered on 5G, where Acting General Director of TRA Bahrain, Shaikh Nasser bin Mohamed Al Khalifa gave a keynote speech on the importance of collaboration in order to realize the full potential of 5G, and exploring use cases that apply to the GCC and Arab region. The event was organized by TRA UAE, in Dubai and attended by experts and business leaders.

“We see more and more use cases for 5G everyday that justify the need for its existence on both network and service levels. Autonomous vehicles, smart grids, autonomous farming, Internet of Things. The applications are endless, and the world is exploring them as we speak, at a rapid pace, I might add. With such powerful network capacity and speed, we have a duty to explore use cases that are relevant to us here in the region.” Said Shaikh Nasser in his speech.

Commenting on the event, Sh. Nasser stated that “Conferences like these are a vital opportunity to share knowledge and experience in the realm of 5G with our counterparts in the UAE, as well as our counterparts in the rest of the GCC and experts from all around the world. It’s important to note 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.