
News from 2022
Council announcements, member news, research and the monthly briefings, newest first.
Fiber Infrastructure in Enabling Digital Transformation Highlight
Fibre and 5G: Challenges and how to overcome them
Fibre and 5G are coming. They’re set to once again change the way the world connects with each other and the new technology promises to lend itself to development of other new technologies. Dr. Suleiman Al Hedaithy, the vice president at Middle East Fiber Cable Manufacturing Co. talks all things fibre – from what […]
UL – Underwriters Laboratories
العنوان: Underwriters Laboratories Middle East FZ-LLC – Laboratory Building Unit 222 – Dubai Science Park المدينة: دبي هاتف: +971 4558 5900 البريد الإلكتروني: Sameer.Salam@UL.com الفاكس: الدولة: الإمارات العربية المتحدة لينكد ان: UL – Underwriters Laboratories حول UL – Underwriters Laboratories: كشركة عالمية رائدة في علوم السلامة ، توفر UL الخبرة والأفكار والخدمات اللازمة لتحقيق […]
UL – Underwriters Laboratories
Address: Underwriters Laboratories Middle East FZ-LLC – Laboratory Building Unit 222 – Dubai Science Park City: Dubai Telephone: +971 4 558 5900 Email: Sameer.Salam@UL.com Fax: Country: United Arab Emirates LinkedIn: UL – Underwriters Laboratories About UL – Underwriters Laboratories : As a global safety science leader, UL provides the expertise, insights and services necessary to achieve core […]
NEW additions to the MiniXtend® portfolio!
Corning’s micro cabling solution solves the demand for today’s unlimited bandwidth capacity and addresses escalating network duct congestion. Designed for installation in microduct systems using air-assisted installation methods, Corning’s MiniXtend® cables are up to 50 percent smaller than standard loose tube cables and offer high-fiber-counts in a small cable diameter footprint. Read More
Delivering 5G to power the smart city of the future
With ultra-high speeds, super-low latency and the potential to connect a vast number of devices, 5G is the lynchpin that will make the smart city a reality. When combined with next-generation technologies like cloud computing, AI and IoT, the 5G network can flexibly meet the needs of differentiated network services. This presents telecommunications companies with an invaluable opportunity […]
Alwasail
العنوان: 3806 الرياض – القصيم – طريق المدينة السريع المدينة: بريدة هاتف: 920027777 البريد الإلكتروني: info@alwasail.com الفاكس: دولة: المملكة العربية السعودية لينكد ان:Alwasail Industrial Company عن الوسائل: بدأت الوسائل الإنتاج في المملكة العربية السعودية باسم “شركة الوسائل الزراعية” في عام 1979 ، لإنتاج أنابيب البولي إيثيلين للري. غيرت اسمها إلى شركة الوسائل الصناعية في […]
Benya Group Signs a Partnership Agreement with R&M to Expand Its Infrastructure Operations
Dubai May 2022: Benya Group, a leading digital solutions and ICT infrastructure provider in Egypt, the Middle East and Africa (MEA) announced a strategic partnership agreement to develop its business with R&M, a global leader in cables and integrated communications solutions, as part of its internal and external expansion plan. This agreement paves the […]
Fiber Connect Council MENA News – April 2022
Source: Fiber Connect Council Mena View Online
Corning Sustainability Report
Corning’s approach to sustainability is grounded in its focus on the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) topics that matter most to the business and to its stakeholders. As a result, sustainability is integrated into Corning’s value-creation model and embedded it into how the company implements strategic priorities across the enterprise. Read more about Corning’s sustainability […]
Women in technology: Statistics on bridging the gender gap in fibre
On 5th November 1931, the Le Matin newspaper ran the headline, “Women’s work increases unemployment and destroys family life.” Almost a century later, the progress we’ve made from this short-sighted statement is remarkable: according to a report by Catalyst, women make up 46.9% of the global workforce. However, there is one sector that lags behind, […]
Fiber Connect Council MENA News – March 2022
Source: Fiber Connect Council Mena View Online
Digital faced to sustainable development challenges
In the past twenty years, digital technology has transformed our lifestyles and uses to become utterly unavoidable. Clearly, the global health crisis has hastened this digital transition. The proliferation and convergence of disruptive innovations (AI, IoT, big data, blockchain, API) are set to further multiply its uses at a time of global economic recovery. […]
Corning Releases Annual Corporate Reports Highlighting Progress on Sustainability and Inclusion Initiatives
Corning Incorporated has released its 2021 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) Report, Sustainability Report, and Annual Report, highlighting its purposeful approach and progress to sustainability and DE&I initiatives. Corning’s scientific and manufacturing expertise is vital to the development of its breakthrough products that transform industries and enhance lives, and the dedication and contributions of […]
Humanising digitization: a Chief Product Officer’s view
Subsequently, we received a visit from our friendly mayor’s office representative. She insisted that we were never home when the company needed to gain access for the checks. According to her, the company had tried on five different occasions to perform the service. Apparently, we should have received an SMS message announcing these visits. She […]
Two Approaches for Smart Networks
Efficiency is top priority for data centers Like many other services, the IoT layer for smart networks can be configured in-house or via the cloud. For data centers and for your Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) it is – as always – all about maximum efficiency. R&M’s experience shows that anyone only working in-house in the case […]
Innovation drives FTTH and FTTA ahead
Steady expansion of the networks Demand for fiber cable has been growing at a steady pace for years and will continue to do so, driven by ongoing rollouts, incumbent and alternative network (Altnet) activity, and the continued uptake of, for example, bandwidth-hungry applications such as Internet of Things, 5G, and Artificial Intelligence. Reportlinker’s “Fiber […]
Being sustainable makes you successful
New priorities – new objectives The term sustainability is often used as an excuse not to implement measures. «That’s not sustainable,» I hear time and time again. But sustainability quickly becomes tangible when we define specific goals. Even though the goals of the UN are rather general, concrete and individual guidelines for sustainable action can be derived […]
Sustainability is about acting consciously
First the values … Technology topics such as digitalization and 5G dominate many debates today. They are often mentioned in connection with ecological issues. Many things are quickly placed under the same umbrella and the conclusion is that new technologies are going to have to save the climate. A flippant conclusion. Technology can be a […]
Prysmian supports the development of worldwide broadband networks with continuous commitment to product innovation
Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, presents its complete solutions for future-proof optical networks at the OFC Conference and Exhibition 2022, taking place on March 6-10 in San Diego, CA. The company stand – Booth #3743 – will be focused on solutions for internal and external distribution, including Verticasa […]
Prysmian Group speeds up innovation with the support of EIB
“Cable technology is a key enabler to face the challenges of digitalisation and energy transition”, explains Srini Siripurapu, Chief R&D and Innovation Officer Prysmian Group The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry announce that they have finalised financing of €135 million intended to support […]
Middle east smart mobility, challenges & innovations
Urban cities in the Middle East are facing challenges of urban congestion, traffic safety and air pollution. Rather than just investing in roads and public transport systems, Smart Cities applications (Smart Mobility) are able to provide efficient, sustainable and data driven urban transportation networks that can be used by governments to mitigate traffic collisions […]
Etisalat UAE successfully tests Fibre-to-the-Room (FTTR) solution press announcement
The FTTR solution also effectively eliminates challenges restricting speed limits within the home. In collaboration with Huawei, Etisalat successfully tested the FTTR solution demonstrating a superior customer experience of the solution capabilities in a six-bedroom multi-story villa. The successful testing of the FTTR solution has set yet another benchmark in the networking segment, demonstrating next-level […]