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POSITIONING THE KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN AMONG THE LEADING DIGITAL ECONOMIES  SAMENA TRENDS

        the immediate region and even further.  5G is deployed in Bahrain and that puts us ahead of a very


         As of yet, the GCC has taken the lead in   large part of the international market, but there is still work
        5G deployment across MENA, with  12     to be done to bring the possibilities of 5G and IoT to reality.
        operators that have launched commercial    For that to happen, we all have to make a commitment to
        services and the world is looking to our
        region with anticipation on what we will do   invest in order to maintain our position as thought leaders,
                                                enablers and innovators.
           As  of yet, the  GCC  has

           taken the lead  in 5G             to stay ahead in the race.          put together  make Bahrain the perfect
                                                                                 destination  for  research  &  development,
           deployment across MENA,           Bahrain has some unique  advantages   testing and  launching new products and
           with  12  operators  that         that  make investment here ideal.  Our   services from international  and local
           have launched commercial          geography  allows  robust, total  coverage   companies. 5G is deployed in Bahrain and
                                                                                 that puts us ahead of a very large part of
                                             to be less of a challenge  than in other
           services  and the  world  is      countries. We are the only country in the   the international market, but there is  still
           looking  to  our  region  with    MENA region  that  has a  wholesale entity   work to be done to bring the possibilities of
                                                                                 5G and IoT to reality. For that to happen, we
                                             for our telecommunications infrastructure,
           anticipation  on  what  we        shifting  competition  to a  basis of   all have to make a commitment to invest in
           will do to stay ahead in the      innovative services,  and our regulatory   order to maintain our position as thought
           race.                             framework allows for true competition and   leaders, enablers and innovators.
                                             ease of doing business. All these factors











































        Mr. Mohamed Ali Al Khalifa, Senior Public Relations & Media Specialist, TRA, contributed to this article.









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