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Four of the largest equipment suppliers now do engineering work inside the Kingdom rather than serving it from a regional hub. A SAR 84bn market and roughly 53GB of mobile data a month per user explain the decision better than any policy framing does.
World-leading penetration is being paid for out of consumer revenue that has stayed flat, in the Gulf as everywhere. The enterprise and adjacent-services cases are what have to carry it.
Ericsson forecasts 62 million 5G subscriptions in the GCC by the end of 2026 — around 73% of all mobile subscriptions, second only to North America.
stc and Ericsson highlighted the first commercial deployment of Ericsson's Radio 4496 quad-band unit at LEAP 2026, folding four low-frequency bands into one radio under a five-year network agreement signed in December 2025.
Mobily and Ericsson signed a memorandum of understanding at LEAP 2026 covering AI in the radio access network and Mobily's push towards Level 4 network autonomy in selected use cases.
Ericsson has announced its participation in LEAP 2026, marking its fifth consecutive year at the event. Under the theme "Enter New Horizons," the company will showcase developments in 5G Advanced, AI-powered networks, and mission-critical…