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CITRA announces completion of experimental
operation of the 5G networks in Kuwait
A
5G pilot operation in Kuwait has been
completed by a CITRA executive. Eng
Salem Al-Ozainah, Chairman and CEO
of the Communication and Information
Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA),
completed the pilot operation of the
fifth-generation mobile operator networks
in anticipation of the launch of the 5G
commercial service by mid-June.
The organisation said in a press statement
that the provision of this service
comes as CITRA seeks to develop the
telecommunications sector in Kuwait to
keep abreast of the modern technological
development of communications.
He added that this step also comes in
line with the recommendations of the
International Telecommunication Union
(ITU) and international organisations
specialised in setting the technical standards
for this technology, which has been
adopted for more than two years. This has
occurred in co-ordination with the mobile
telecommunications operators in the country
allowing them to conduct experiments with
this technology.
The authorisation confirmed that the
activation of this service is in line with the
announcement of the special frequency
banding for this service with a bandwidth
of 3.5 GHz in Kuwait and allowing mobile
operators to test their networks to launch
the 5G service. He added that the activation
of the service comes to be one of the first
countries in the world and the region that
organises and operates this new technology,
which will benefit the telecommunications
sector in the country.
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