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SAMENA Council Summit 2025 Hosts Huawei Techco Forum
Home » Top stories » Huawei Hosts Techco Forum at SAMENA Council Summit 2025 Huawei successfully hosted the Techco Transformation Forum during the SAMENA Council Leaders' Summit 2025 in Dubai. The forum brought together leading telecom carriers, industry organizations, and analysts. They explored how telecom operators in the Middle East and Central Asia can shift from traditional telcos to technology-driven companies, or 'techcos.' Huawei revealed that this shift is vital to shaping the region's digital economy. It comes amid rapid developments in 5G-Advanced (5G-A) and artificial intelligence (AI). Speakers at the forum emphasized that the convergence of 5G-A and AI is a major leap forward. It offers new opportunities for growth, operations, network performance, and user experience. Huawei introduced a new framework called Techco1.0. It focuses on three key pillars: Servitization : Offering Everything-as-a-Service to meet digital needs and drive monetization. : Offering Everything-as-a-Service to meet digital needs and drive monetization. Platformization : Shifting from siloed systems to unified platforms for better efficiency and growth. : Shifting from siloed systems to unified platforms for better efficiency and growth. Intelligentization: Embedding AI across processes to unlock monetization potential. Allen Tang, President of ICT Marketing & Solution Sales at Huawei Middle East and Central Asia, stated the telecom industry is undergoing major changes. He reported that redefining business models and building a future-ready foundation is essential for growth. Dr. Ayman Elnashar, VP of Technology Strategy at e& UAE, noted the importance of resilience and innovation. He said the company is shifting from a connectivity provider to a digital service orchestrator, with AI and cloud at its core. He also appreciated Huawei's support in modernizing their core network. The forum featured a panel discussion titled 'Telco to Techco: Best Way Forward for Telecom Operators.' Emaad Ahmed from Huawei moderated the session. Speakers included: Wilson Xavier, Research Director at IDC Dr. Yousuf Salim Mohamed Al Hinai from Omantel Dr. Ayman Elnashar from e& UAE Izhar Ahmad from the SAMENA Telecommunications Council The panel reported on key trends, challenges, and solutions in Techco transformation. Participants also shared strategies and success stories. Wilson Xavier stated that the strong turnout and deep insights show the industry's readiness for transformation. Dr. Yousuf Salim Mohamed Al Hinai said the event helped set a clear direction. He added that collaboration is key to achieving a smarter, more service-centric telecom future. Huawei reported that the forum will contribute to advancing Techco strategies globally. It aims to unlock new opportunities for growth and innovation. The SAMENA Council Leaders' Summit 2025 was held on May 26 at Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai. This year's theme was 'Intelligent & Sustainable Transformation of Digital Economies.' The summit gathered ICT policy, regulatory, and business leaders from regions including: South Asia Middle East and North Africa Central Asia Africa Europe and North America The event addressed the need for smart and sustainable digital growth across SAMENA Council's strategic markets.
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17-03-2025
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- Mid East Info
Global Telecom Leaders Address AI-Driven B2B Transformation at MWC 2025 - Middle East Business News and Information
GSMA Intelligence and Industry Representatives Jointly Release a White Paper to Accelerate Operator Transformation. Barcelona, Spain, The AI Beyond Boundaries Summit was successfully held during Mobile World Congress 2025, bringing together global telecom leaders to explore new B2B opportunities in the AI era. The summit focused on transforming traditional telecommunications companies (Telcos) into technology-driven companies (Techcos), highlighting the role of AI, 5G, big data, cloud computing, and advanced computing capabilities in driving innovation and efficiency across vertical industries. A key milestone of the summit was the joint release of the Carrier Techco Transformation White Paper by GSMA Intelligence and industry representatives. Titled 'Taking the Plunge: Moving to Tech-co to Win with AI in B2B,' the white paper was presented by Allen Tang, President of ICT Marketing & Solution Sales, Huawei Middle East and Central Asia, and Wang Yongde, General Manager of Huawei Carrier XtoB Solutions Development, in attendance to celebrate this significant step toward industry transformation. The white paper emphasizes that as enterprise demand for AI-driven computing services surges, telecom operators must undergo a 'triple transition' to remain competitive: Capability Upgrade: Deploy next-generation infrastructures such as AI factories and GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS) to transform network resources into orchestrated intelligent assets. Service Innovation: Develop differentiated 5G-powered services in games, streaming media, and fintech, creating a closed-loop value chain of 'connection + computing power + algorithm.' Ecosystem Reconstruction: Leverage digital platforms to integrate enterprise services and 5G capabilities, shifting from being a 'connectivity provider' to an 'ecosystem enabler.' The white paper explores Huawei's 'Techco 1.0' benchmark model, highlighting a structured, three-layer transformation approach that helps telecom operators transform into techcos through 'business servitization,' 'service platformization,' and 'platform intelligentization.' These concepts provide telecom operators with core growth areas and new market entry points, all built upon advanced networks to drive business growth in the intelligent era. The paper showcases several success cases where telecom operators have already adopted AI-driven strategies to enhance operational efficiency and enterprise services: Intelligent O&M Center: AI-powered automation has improved network fault prediction accuracy by over 98%. Industry Enablement Platform: Digital twin solutions in manufacturing have boosted enterprise O&M efficiency by 40%. Computing Trading Market: AI-based GPU resource scheduling has reduced high-frequency transaction latency in financial markets to mere milliseconds. Peter Jarich, Head of GSMA Intelligence, highlighted that Techco transformation is not just about technology upgrades but a fundamental shift in business strategy. 'To lead in the trillion-dollar enterprise AI market, carriers must adopt a platform-driven mindset, streamlining the entire value chain from demand insight to capability packaging and value realization.' The Carrier Techco Transformation White Paper is now available globally on the GSMA official website, offering insights, practical frameworks, case studies, and actionable toolkits for telecom operators navigating their AI-driven transformation journey.
