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Illustration of a 5G technology exhibition with a smart city model, a hyperloop pod and a smart home display

GITEX

GITEX 2019: The Year of 5G

GITEX 2019 (6–10 October) staged the region's biggest 5G showcase with 4,500 companies, Saudi Arabia as country partner and a hyperloop in the hall — the last edition…

November 12, 2026

Illustration of a socially distanced technology exhibition in 2020, with masked visitors passing a temperature screening arch

GITEX

GITEX 2020: The Show That Refused to Go Virtual

In December 2020, GITEX was the only live, in-person global tech event held anywhere in the world —…

November 12, 2026

Illustration of a vast technology exhibition hall in Dubai, with robots, drones and huge screens, the Burj Khalifa visible outside

GITEX

The History of GITEX: How Dubai Built the World’s Biggest Tech Show

From 46 exhibitors in one hall in 1981 to the largest tech show on Earth: the complete history…

November 12, 2026