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GITEX GLOBAL 2024 Showcases 5G Innovations and AI Integration for a Hyperconnected World

October 18, 2024
1 min read
Author: Aayushya Ranjan

5G took the spotlight at GITEX GLOBAL 2024, the world’s largest tech and startup event, showcasing the future of wireless technology integrated with AI. The event, themed “Intelligent Connectivity,” emphasized 5G’s role in enabling a hyperconnected future through groundbreaking innovations and thought-provoking discussions. With GSMA projecting 1.4 billion devices connected to 5G by 2025, this technology is set to fuel a USD $1.1 trillion IoT market within a USD $3.9 trillion mobile economy.

Industry leaders, including executives from e&, Huawei, Nokia, NTT Research, and SK Telecom, shared insights on the transformative impact of 5G and AI. Meanwhile, exhibitors such as Huawei, e&, Nokia, and Ericsson presented cutting-edge 5G solutions, reinforcing GITEX GLOBAL’s position as a premier platform for exploring future connectivity.

In addition, the event hosted the Middle East’s largest data centre gathering, highlighting AI’s impact on data infrastructure. As the global data centre market is projected to reach USD $256 billion by the end of 2024 and rise to USD $775 billion by 2034, GITEX GLOBAL emphasized the urgent need for scalable data centres to support AI-driven demands.

Overall, GITEX GLOBAL 2024 underscored the rapid advancements in 5G and data centre technologies, setting the stage for a hyperconnected, AI-powered future.

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