Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) plans to launch 5G services commercially in the beginning of 2019, minister Abdullah Al-Swaha told CNBC Arabia in an interview.
 

The Kingdom was a pioneer in launching 5G trial-runs in the MENA region, he said on the sidelines of Dubai’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority conference.

 

MCIT is also working with the International Telecommunication Union on a new artificial intelligence (AI) governance initiative, he added.
 

According to data compiled by Argaam, the Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) issued in May temporary licenses for 3.4-3.8 GHz bands to mobile telecom operators to start fifth generation (5G) trial operations.

 

In August, the telecom regulator expected 5G commercial operations to start by mid-2019.

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