Fiber Connect Council MENA News – February 2023
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Source: Fiber Connect Council Mena View Online
During his visit to Benya Cables Factory for Optical Fiber Cables located in “General Authority for Suez Canal Economic Zone” (SCZONE) in Ain Sokhna, General Eng. Mokhtar Abdel Latif, Chairman of the Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI), was briefed on the most recent developments regarding the factory in his meeting with Eng. Ahmed Mekky, Chairman […]
Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) is an access layer technology which combines both data signals and electrical power into a single Ethernet cable connection to enable remote powered device operation. As per the Power over Ethernet Market Research Report, the global market for power over ethernet is anticipated to grow rapidly by USD 3.3 billion by 2030. According to […]
In her capacity as the chair of the Inclusion and Diversity Council at the TM Forum, Gilder has headed up a two-year research project about how telecom can win the war for talent. This project has gathered over 180,000 data points from more than 11,000 industry professionals and aims to modernise the industry’s approach to talent […]
One such market is the U.K., where CityFibre—a Calix customer since 2018—is building an end-to-end fiber network that’s revolutionizing the country’s digital infrastructure. CityFibre operates the U.K.’s second largest fiber network and expects to build out its “full fibre” network to a third of the U.K. by 2025. This includes connecting 8 million homes across […]
Openreach – a wholly owned subsidiary of BT Group – builds and operates the largest telecom network in the UK. Openreach is investing heavily in a nationwide FTTx rollout which will pass 25 million homes by 2026 and is aiming for a peak build rate of 4 million homes passed per year. In this video, you […]
Higher density with the QR solution Let’s call them the workhorses in the field of fiber optic connectivity: MPO connectors or MPO/MTP®, LC or LC duplex connectors, and SC connectors. They take on almost every job and are suitable for almost every field of application. Their format has been tried and tested over the […]
I like to think this blend of hard and soft skills has an important link with simplicity. When thinking about what makes a really great IT Project Manager, I reflected on this quote from Richard Branson: “Complexity is your enemy. Any fool can make something complicated. It is hard to make something simple.” An outstanding IT PM […]
An effective operations strategy has never been more important for broadband service providers (BSPs). In a world where subscribers are demanding an “always on” experience, the ability to understand how network performance impacts subscriber experience is key to success. The responsibility for delivering an amazing subscriber experience therefore falls on the shoulders of your broadband […]
Study Case: Glasfaser Nordwest provides customers with fibre based internet and aims to bring gigabit-capable internet to 1.5 million households in rural areas. The Centrix™ System by Corning is crucial to reach this ambitious goal, as it provides the needed flexibility, is future ready and has low space requirements because of the enormous package density. […]
Dr. Suleiman Alhedaithy, Fiber Connect Council MENA Board of Directors member, represented the council in SAMENA’s Telecommunications Council first “Rising for Industry Sustainability & Efficiencies (RISE)” event, that was held today in Fairmont , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in strategic collaboration with ITU, Saudi CST Commission, and leading Telecom operators. On the sideline of the conference, […]
How are new megatrends such as Industry 4.0, IoT and 5G impacting the demand on data centres and business models? With the introduction of 5G services, IoT etc. which will be enabling smoother and faster service in this sector when combined with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), robotic and cloud, to name a […]