Fiber Connect Council MENA

SPECIAL REPORT – TELECOM REVIEW 2017

Government allocates USD98m for Ogero ahead of fibre push

Telecoms minister Jamal Jarrah said last month that his ministry and Ogero plan to start the fibre-optic project within a few weeks, with the aim of boosting internet access speeds to at least 50Mbps ‘across the country’. Previously, the Ministry of Telecommunications (MoT) and Ogero have said they will implement an extensive fibre-to-the-cabinet (FTTC) network […]

OBC to cover 85% of Muscat with FTTH by 2020

Oman News Agency cites the company’s Director General of Projects, Salim Bin Said Al Alawi as saying that OBC will cover an additional 60,000 residential and commercial units this year, adding to its existing footprint of around 150,000 in Muscat, and representing around 55% of Muscat Governorate. In the first half of the year, OBC’s wholesale fibre-to-the-home […]

Ex Tunisie Telecom exec returns as CEO

Tunisie Telecom this week confirmed the appointment of Mohamed Fadhel Kraiem as its new chairman and chief executive. Kraiem rejoins the Tunisian telco after a spell in retail; he has served as chief executive of Monoprix since February 2016. He initially joined Tunisie Telecom in mid-2010 as its deputy CEO in charge of commercial and […]

JORDANIAN ICT MINISTER TO WELCOME FIBRE-TO-THE-HOME CONFERENCE TO THE MIDDLE EAST (2)

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES IS THE FIRST MIDDLE EAST ECONOMY TO JOIN THE GLOBAL LEAGUE OF FTTH LEADERS

THE FTTH COUNCIL MIDDLE EAST WILL BE ESTABLISHED IN RESPONSE TO INCREASING FIBRE-TO-THE-HOME ACTIVITY IN THE GULF REGION (3)

THE FTTH COUNCIL MIDDLE EAST WILL BE ESTABLISHED IN RESPONSE TO INCREASING FIBRE-TO-THE-HOME ACTIVITY IN THE GULF REGION (2)

BEYROUTH ACCUEILLERA LA PROCHAINE FTTH MIDDLE EAST CONFERENCE

NEW CONFERENCE PLANNED TO PROMOTE FTTH IN MIDDLE EAST

JORDANIAN ICT MINISTER TO WELCOME FIBRE-TO-THE-HOME CONFERENCE TO THE MIDDLE EAST

FTTH MENA CONFERENCE – HUGE SUCCESS!