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Smart Cities Ops and Apps September 2026 Newsletter

Did you know about the benefits of fiber blowing versus traditional pulling?

Building the Next Generation of MENA’s Digital Connectivity by Naveen Rajagopalan — CCO, Kalaam Carrier Solutions

Corning introduces Contour Form Micro Cable: 432 fibers in a 10 mm micro duct

Council member Corning has expanded its high-density cable portfolio with Contour Form™ Micro Cable, a 432-fiber micro cable built on its Contour™ 190-micron fiber platform.

Emtelle unveils Rapid Customer Connect for faster FTTH customer connections

Council member Emtelle has launched Rapid Customer Connect (RCC), an award-winning deployment model that pre-installs the fiber pathway to the property boundary, so homes and businesses are ready to connect when they order.

STL expands its Neuralis portfolio with pre-terminated fiber trunk assemblies for hyperscale data centers

Council member STL has added indoor and indoor/outdoor pre-terminated trunk assemblies, from 48 up to 6,912 fibers, to its Neuralis data center portfolio.

STL launches plenum-rated fiber trunk assemblies for AI data centers

Council member STL has introduced OFNP-certified, pre-terminated fiber trunk assemblies from 48 to 576 fibers, built for the tight indoor pathways of AI data centers.

MEFC’s First MTP/MPO Order

MEFC is proud to announce the successful completion of its first MTP/MPO order, marking an important step in the company’s ongoing growth and expansion. As one of the region’s leading fiber optic cable manufacturers, MEFC legacy for 30 years of delivering high-quality fiber optic solutions to customers across global markets. Our experience, technical expertise, and …

NahjTech x Oracle Partnership in Iraq

Iraq’s digital transformation is entering a new phase, and strong global partnerships will play a key role in what comes next. We are pleased to announce a new partnership between NahjTech and Oracle in Iraq, marking an important milestone in our continued expansion and commitment to supporting Iraq’s digital transformation. Through this partnership, NahjTech will …

Fiber Connect Council MENA News – August 2026

Source: Fiber Connect Council Mena View Online

From the Telecom Revolution to the AI Revolution

When Corning invented the world's first low-loss optical fiber in 1970, few could have predicted how profoundly it would change the way we communicate. That breakthrough helped lay the foundation for global telecommunications networks, the internet, and the connected world we rely on today. More than 50 years later, fiber is at the center of …

Pre-connectorized: Building Networks Faster, Smarter, and at Scale

As full-fiber broadband deployment continues to accelerate across Europe and beyond, operators face a growing challenge. It is no longer enough to simply pass more homes with fiber infrastructure. Success increasingly depends on how quickly networks can be connected, activated, and monetized. The latest FTTH Council Europe market data highlights this shift. FTTH/B networks across …

Fiber Connect Council MENA News – July 2026

Source: Fiber Connect Council Mena View Online

Understanding Expanded Beam Technology

Fiber networks are no longer confined to clean, controlled environments. They are being deployed on defence and broadcast appilcations, on offshore platforms, and at industrial sites, where dust, dirt, vibration, moisture, and constant handling are part of everyday life. In these conditions, the quality of the connector matters just as much as the quality of …

Overcoming Last-Mile Deployment Challenges with Distributed TAP

Reaching the hardest homes is where fibre builds get tricky. A major Irish operator connected over a million homes without ducts or poles, using Corning's long-reach multifibre Distributed TAP and Pushlok® Technology to cut cost, complexity and disruption in dense cities. https://www.corning.com/catalog/coc/documents/case-studies/CRR-2122-A4-BEN.pdf

HFCL rolls out OptiQ AI for AI data centres, plans new fibre preform plant

HFCL rolls out OptiQ AI for AI data centres, plans new fibre preform plant. More here

Fiber Connect Council MENA News – June 2026

Source: Fiber Connect Council Mena View Online

6 Ways to Faster, More Efficient Fiber Broadband Deployment

Speed and efficiency are key to scaling FTTH. From smarter planning to streamlined installation, discover six practical ways operators can accelerate deployment while reducing costs and complexity. Learn more about it on our blog Here

Huawei Ranks No. 1 in China’s POL Market for the Seventh Consecutive Year with iFTTO Solution

[Shenzhen, China, May 27, 2026] Huawei has once again secured the No. 1 position in China’s Passive Optical LAN (POL) market for 2025, according to IDC’s latest China POL Market Tracker (2025 H2). This marks seven consecutive years of market leadership, underscoring Huawei’s continued dominance and commitment to advancing POL solutions. The report […]

How Emtelle UAE is Supporting the Next Phase of Datacentre Growth

The UAE has established itself as one of the world’s most ambitious digital economies. From artificial intelligence and cloud computing to smart cities and advanced industrial applications, the country is investing in technologies that require resilient, scalable, and future-ready digital infrastructure. As datacentres expand across the region and demand for compute continues to grow, the […]

Kalaam Iraq Transit Route: An advanced alternative to the constrained Red Sea routes

Kalaam Iraq Transit is an advanced alternative to constrained Red Sea routes, offering the lowest latency from GCC countries to Europe via a 100% terrestrial path. Launched in partnership with Iraqi Informatics & Telecommunication Public Company, this route reduces exposure to maritime chokepoints and improves performance, predictability and security for critical data traffic. Tailored for […]

Fiber Connect Council MENA News – May 2025

Source: Fiber Connect Council Mena View Online

Smart Cities Ops and Apps May 2026 Newsletter

As Chair of the Smart City Committee, I am pleased to share an important insight from our May 2026 newsletter: fiber technology is no longer only a telecom layer — it is becoming the enabling nervous system of smart cities. Across the newsletter, we highlighted several leading smart city use cases: adaptive ramp metering in […]