Artificial intelligence is the next industrial revolution, says du chief

The introduction of 5G is set to revolutionise the world we live in, du's chief infrastructure officer has claimed. Saleem Al Balooshi said the next generation of cellular communication had the potential to be the biggest change to human life since the industrial revolution. Speaking at Gitex Technology Week in Dubai this week, the telecom executive said 5G would allow for an unprecedented level of interaction between man and machine. He added that the technology was now in its final stages of preparation, and could be rolled out across the UAE as early as the end of March 2019. "It is going to allow us to connect billions of devices," he said. "We will see massive changes to society once 5G goes live.