The impact of FTTH network architectures on the efficient use of active equipment

With the increasing dependency on digital services and growing hunger for higher bandwidth, operators need to build an efficient FTTH network enabling residential connections. Offering unrestricted broadband services at minimal and predictable cost will be the key for operators to sustain and excel in the long run. To keep up with the growing demand, active […]

The Use of AI in the Fight against the Coronavirus Pandemic

FTTH MENA Panorama 2019

MENA Broadband Policies: Encouraging Copper Switch Off

The MENA 4G/5G mini panorama

UAE: Number 1 in the FTTH Global ranking 2018

FTTH Network Sharing: Comparison of Passive and Active Approaches

Given the highly capital-intensive nature of FTTH, it is inevitable that competitive duplication of infrastructure will be limited around the MENA region and therefore policy with respect to the best means of sharing an open network comes to the fore. The Regulatory and Policy Committee have been examining active and passive sharing, particularly regarding the […]

The National Broadband Network (NBN) policies

The concept of a national broadband network (NBN) has been developed by governments around the world who are continuously examining the status of their infrastructure, assessing the sector and deciding whether existing networks need to be modernised or extended. This process of examination has given rise to the concept of an open fibre broadband network […]

FTTH MENA Panorama 2018

Smart Cities : The Role of Operators in the Smart Cities Transformation

Urban, environmental, social, economic and technological trends are driving the need for Smart solutions. Today, well over half of the world’s population lives in cities. By 2050, this is expected to reach two-thirds. Recent advances in communications and digital technologies, data sharing, data analysis and connected scalable and open systems are providing new solutions to […]