Fiber Connect Council MENA

Exclusive video with the consul general of Switzerland and R&M EVP Middle East, Turkey & Africa

We’re excited to share this exclusive video interview series featuring Frank Eggmann, Consul-General of Switzerland, and Nabil Khalil, Executive Vice President, R&M Middle East Turkey & Africa. In part one, they discuss the incredible opportunities that the Middle East presents to businesses – especially in the areas of innovation and sustainability – and share how […]

Benya and Mekky honored for outstanding performance in 2020 by Telecom Review

January 26, 2020, Cairo: Telecom Review organized a virtual award ceremony to honor Benya, the leading digital solutions and ICT infrastructure provider in Egypt and the MEA Region. The company was announced as a winner at the Telecom Review Excellence Awards ceremony, which was held in December 2020 in Dubai. Benya won the award […]

5G and fibre: Present and future

Juan Manuel Pérez Cortijo, EMEA marketing director, Corning Optical Communications, says the more revolutionary aspects of 5G capability will need higher frequency bands and since these signals are more fragile, it will need many more antennae than existing macrocell sites can support, and these will all be driven by fibre. Corning SCIENTISTS DR. Robert Maurer, Dr. Donald Keck, […]

2021 to Bring Further Boost for Networks

R&M, the globally active developer and provider of cabling systems for high-quality network infrastructures, based in Wetzikon, Switzerland, is expecting a further boost for the data and communication networks market in 2021. In all sectors, demand for bandwidth, new fiber optic technology, and extensive, tightly meshed cabling is increasing. This is detailed by […]

With 5G at our doorstep, can we do without fibre?

The foreseeable performance levels are such that operators wonder whether it even makes sense to invest in costly and complex fiber deployments, when 5G is just around the corner. Is it realistic to choose 5G over fiber, though? To determine the best strategy, players will need to carefully compare the availability, speed, service quality, technical […]

FTTH : Stakes & keys of deployment

The very high throughputs assure the reference infrastructure society of Information of the century. It will be the accelerator of the Information and Communication technology industry development. The Sofrecom and Orange experts and consultant provide us in this publication the main stakes of FTTH for the development of economic and social, write an assessment of […]

Benya PRL Launch of the GAB

Benya is proud to appoint three board members to the GAB, effective November 2020. The appointments include Mr. Lacina Koné, Director General of Smart Africa, Mr. Hesham Mekawi, former BP Regional President North Africa, and Mr. Vincenzo Nesci, former President of Alcatel AME, and former Executive Chairman of DJEZZY in Algeria. Ahmed Mekky, Chairman […]

The latest activities by BENYA

The agreement is part of Fiber Misr Systems’ continuous effort to support the Egyptian government’s goal for the digitalization of ministries, governmental institutions and enterprises. Fiber Misr Systems and Vodafone Egypt were selected to execute this strategic project, which is part of the 3rd phase of the digital transformation program for the Ministry of […]

Official launching of Africa IoT & Ai Challenge BENYA Empowers African Youth through ‘Africa IoT & Ai Challenge’

IoT & Ai Challenge is a capacity-building and pre-incubation program for High School Students, Senior University Students and Startups that have innovative ideas in the areas of Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (Ai), and related fields. The challenge is not just a competition; it’s a digital transformation movement. We aim at building qualified calibers in the […]

Juan Colina talks FTTH inclusion in MENA region amid 50 year anniversary of optical fiber

Corning Inc., a company which is essentially built on the idea of innovation, has been serving the MENA region for several years now. This year marked the 50th anniversary of the company’s world-changing invention of low-loss optical fiber. The Middle East and North Africa region is one of the most socio-economically […]

MENA FIBRE NEWS: November 30 2020

Celesta – Intelligently Bonded Ribbon Cable

Exponential connectivity requirement and next-generation technologies have taken the world by storm. Whether in 5G or FTTx, governments and network providers across the world are under constant pressure to provide gigabit, ubiquitous connectivity to enable enterprise-grade connectivity from homes for online education, work, shopping, entertainment; bring connectivity in suburbs at par with that of commercial […]