From 5G-Advanced to 6G: How the UAE Is Building the Next Network Era

The evolution from 5G to 5G-Advanced —and ultimately to 6G —is not driven by technology alone. It requires spectrum to be identified before capacity becomes constrained, regulation to provide investment certainty, research to validate new approaches, and an ecosystem capable of translating technical advances into commercial networks. In the UAE, the Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority ( TDRA ) has been bringing these elements together through a coordinated approach lin