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Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) has introduced its latest innovation, Corning SMF-28® Contour optical fiber, First-of-its-kind combination of ITU-T G.657.A2 bend resilience, 9.2-micron mode field diameter, and industry-leading low loss

Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) has introduced its latest innovation, Corning SMF-28® Contour optical fiber, to help telecommunications operators address the ever-expanding number of connected devices, build-out of 5G networks, and advances in cloud computing. Corning has engineered the SMF-28 Contour fiber to allow customers to seamlessly upgrade their optical infrastructure, enabling the cost-effective deployment of […]

Earthlink Joins Fiber Connect Council MENA as a Platinum Member

Earthlink joined the world’s fight for sustainability. They are working on leaving a better footprint for future generations, to ensure the sustainability of life. They’ve participated in accomplishing the world’s sustainability goals by applying multiple charitable projects in Iraq in the fields of Environment, Society, and Economy. Earthlink Partners: Alsalam Cisco Citrex CMC […]

Improved fire protection for draka uc500 as23 cat.6a f/ftp cable

BU Multimedia Solutions (BU MMS) of Prysmian Group has added more fire safety to another copper cable. The Draka UC500 AS23 Cat.6A F/FTP is now available in CPR fire protection class B2ca s1a d1 a1. The upgrade from class Cca to B2ca offers users higher fire safety with the same performance and manageability. The enhanced fire protection cable meets […]

Prysmian Group bets on Diversity & Inclusion to enhance its “human capital”

Prysmian Group strengthens its commitment to Diversity & Inclusion with the aim of further enhancing its human capital made up of around 28,000 employees worldwide. The increase in the percentage of women, both among white-collar workers and at the level of top managers, is among the sustainability parameters to which the payment of the company […]

Corning Distributed Tap-A Revolution in FTTH Architecture Webinar on June 9th 2021

Corning’s latest webinar will explore the revolutionary new Distributed Tap Solution from Corning which will enable operators to build better, more cost-effective networks with fewer people in less time, giving operators the edge in a competitive telecom landscape. Register here to watch this informative webinar which will be led by Mike Knott, Market Development Manager – FTTH, Corning Optical […]

Fiber Connect Council MENA welcomes our latest new member OUTVISE

Outvise is the largest online talent marketplace for Telecom freelance experts and consultants. Delivering the best talent pool in the Telecom industry, Outvise connects you with the most creative minds in fibre, IoT, Cybersecurity, OTT, BSS, AI, Cloud, ML and more. With a growing global network of more than 30.000 professionals, we connect companies with […]

HFCL Q4 results: Posts net profit of Rs 86.50 crore; company firms up 5G plans

NEW DELHI: HFCL Limited, a homegrown optic fibre-to-night-vision devices maker, said that its current order book currently stands at Rs 6,875-crore, and the company would continue to focus on next-generation (5G) portfolio, following which it has firmed up plans to design 5G small and micro cells. Delhi-based company posted a net profit of Rs 86.47-crore for the quarter ended March […]

Do This One Thing To Increase Your Network Capacity by 100 Percent by Alan DiCicco, Senior Director, Market Insights and Solutions Marketing, Calix

Moving subscriber management closer to the subscriber and consolidating multiple functions related to provisioning, managing, and maintaining subscriber services simplifies operations and saves time and money. Teresa McGaughey wrote an excellent article, “The Easy Way To Simplify Your Network and Reduce Recurring Fees by 95 Percent” on this topic in last month’s Beacon, highlighting Highland Telephone […]

BENYA Signs Shareholders Agreement with SCPT to Establish a New Local Operator for Telecommunications Infrastructure in DRC

Eng. Ahmed Mekky: We are proud to be part of the economic growth in Africa through our investments in digital transformation projects Mr Augustin Kibassa DRC ICT Minister: the signing of this contract demonstrates the achievement of a first fundamental step towards digital transformation. At the materialization of this project more than 70% of the […]

Telecoms Week 2021: Taking connectivity to the next level, with 5G. ITP.net caught up with Juan Manuel Pérez Cortijo, EMEA marketing director, Corning Optical Communications

In the run up to Telecoms Week 2021, ITP.net caught up with Juan Manuel Pérez Cortijo, EMEA marketing director, Corning Optical Communications to hear how 5G will revolutionise connectivity across the globe By now, almost every country has a plan for a 5G rollout over the next few years, with countries like China, the […]

Aerial deployment: FTTH through the air

R&M is committed to broadband provision with aerial deployment. Fiber optic networks are needed in rural regions more urgently than ever before. Fiber to the Home (FTTH) can be expanded in rural regions around two and a half times faster than usual by means of above-ground cable laying. This is something pointed out by Reichle […]

The latest success story about Unifree Duty Free Istanbul Grand Airport

Openreach selects STL as a strategic partner to help build its new UK Full Fibre network

London – 14 April 2021: STL [NSE: STLTECH], an industry-leading integrator of digital networks, today announced a strategic collaboration with Openreach, the UK’s largest digital network business.Openreach has chosen STL as a key partner to provide optical cable solutions for its new, ultra-fast, ultra-reliable ‘Full Fibre’ broadband network. Under the partnership, STL will be responsible […]

Conception and supervision of rollout of fiber network (with an achievement example of FTTH design and supervision rollout for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)

Conception and supervision of rollout of fiber network The National Transformation Plan of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia which targets to bring the FTTH penetration in the Kingdom Dense areas to 90% by 2020 launched. Part of the Strategic Program of “Saudi Vision 2030”, this ambitious plan is managed by the Ministry of Communications and […]

A position paper on 5G part of a national VHB plan: 5G finds its way into national very high broadband plans

5G finds its way into national very high broadband plans For the past 3 years, the national plans drawn up by most developed countries have included 5G. In the emerging countries, too, the deployment of 5G is starting to be integrated as the ultimate facilitator of their connectivity. It would appear that the promise of […]

FTTH Council MENA welcomes our latest member BMB

Technology has been the driving force behind BMB for the past 25 years. Today BMB is a leader in the world of Information and Communication Technology, serving more than 3,000 industry leading customers across all verticals. BMB is a global system integrator and advisor working with top rated technology partners to empower businesses and organizations […]

Corning’s latest Mini-On-Demand webinar

Corning’s latest Mini-On-Demand webinar reviews some of the most relevant adaptive strategies that we are seeing in the Telecom industry the role that convergence plays, what other business models are arising as a result and how some telcos are physically implementing them in terms of optical connectivity. Register by following the below link to watch this informative webinar now. […]

HFCL Limited to scale up FTTH cable production by 33%

CXO Insight Outlook 2021 R&M EVP

Benya and the MEA Region is joining this year’s BT100 as the Digital Transformation Partner!