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Eng. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Wahaibi, CEO of Oman Broadband Company (a company of ITHCA Group, affiliated with the Oman Investment Authority), announced that the company’s investments have exceeded OMR 90 million since its establishment in 2014. With 606,310 fibre optic connections in various governorates by the end of 2022, the overall coverage rate has […]
At Corning, we take a long-term approach to #sustainability, while addressing the key challenges of today and evolving to meet the needs of the future. We’re working to improve the health of the environment by decarbonizing energy, reducing waste, and conserving natural resources while we are expanding the bandwidth of human potential. In our 2022 […]
Eng. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Wahaibi has more than twenty years of experience in both the private and the public telecommunications and information technology sectors. During this time, he has led various work ventures as the general manager for infrastructure projects and network rollout at international telecommunication companies. He also held multiple positions in the […]
Mr. Ahmed Mekky, Chairman and CEO of Benya welcomed H.E. Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, the Prime Minister of Egypt, and other ministers to BENYA fiber optic cable factory, which is built in partnership with the Arab Organization for Industrialization and located inside the Suez Canal Economic Zone. The visit was also attended by Major General Mokhtar Abdel-Latif, the President […]
A weathervane for digital futures The Middle East, and in particular the countries which make-up the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), are of substantial interest to the global telecom industry. Regional players have been early adopters of new technologies and hosted a wide array of innovative products and global experiences. For instance, projects like Neom, the smart city […]
Networks are built to last for decades, and they need to support, without interruption or failure, increasingly heavy traffic at higher bandwidths. To cope with this, a completely open spectral transmission window from 1260 nm to 1625 nm for data transmission and up to 1650 nm for network monitoring is necessary in all portions of […]
As a manufacturer at the forefront of innovation, Superior Essex has pioneered power-over-ethernet (PoE) cabling technologies to enable robust smart-building technologies and hybrid outside plant cables that deliver data and power through one cable. The company is continually innovating new ways support the burgeoning IT networks inside buildings as well as wireless and broadband Internet […]
Attendees learned about how Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) cabling systems can build sustainable, efficient smart building networks. PoE is an access-layer technology that combines data signals and electrical power into a single Ethernet cable connection to enable remote-powered device operation. As per the Power over Ethernet Market Research Report, the global market for PoE is anticipated […]
Networks are built to last for decades, and they need to support, without interruption or failure, increasingly heavy traffic at higher bandwidths. To cope with this, a completely open spectral transmission window from 1260 nm to 1625 nm for data transmission and up to 1650 nm for network monitoring is necessary in all portions of […]
In the next FTTH Conference (Madrid, 18th – 20th April), Corning will feature its FTTx pre-connectivity solutions for a sustainable future. Also, we will showcase our alternative deployment methods and other end-to-end solutions built to last and to minimize adverse environmental impact. Antonio Castano, Market Development Director, will be giving the keynote speech “In-Building solutions, how […]
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During his visit to Benya Cables Factory for Optical Fiber Cables located in “General Authority for Suez Canal Economic Zone” (SCZONE) in Ain Sokhna, General Eng. Mokhtar Abdel Latif, Chairman of the Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI), was briefed on the most recent developments regarding the factory in his meeting with Eng. Ahmed Mekky, Chairman […]
Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) is an access layer technology which combines both data signals and electrical power into a single Ethernet cable connection to enable remote powered device operation. As per the Power over Ethernet Market Research Report, the global market for power over ethernet is anticipated to grow rapidly by USD 3.3 billion by 2030. According to […]
In her capacity as the chair of the Inclusion and Diversity Council at the TM Forum, Gilder has headed up a two-year research project about how telecom can win the war for talent. This project has gathered over 180,000 data points from more than 11,000 industry professionals and aims to modernise the industry’s approach to talent […]
One such market is the U.K., where CityFibre—a Calix customer since 2018—is building an end-to-end fiber network that’s revolutionizing the country’s digital infrastructure. CityFibre operates the U.K.’s second largest fiber network and expects to build out its “full fibre” network to a third of the U.K. by 2025. This includes connecting 8 million homes across […]
Openreach – a wholly owned subsidiary of BT Group – builds and operates the largest telecom network in the UK. Openreach is investing heavily in a nationwide FTTx rollout which will pass 25 million homes by 2026 and is aiming for a peak build rate of 4 million homes passed per year. In this video, you […]
Higher density with the QR solution Let’s call them the workhorses in the field of fiber optic connectivity: MPO connectors or MPO/MTP®, LC or LC duplex connectors, and SC connectors. They take on almost every job and are suitable for almost every field of application. Their format has been tried and tested over the […]
Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, extends its Sirocco HD range of microduct cables to include an 864f cable. Sirocco HD cables provide world record diameters and fibre densities for blown microduct cables. The new cable boasts 864 fibres in a diameter of 11.0mm, providing a fibre density of […]
I like to think this blend of hard and soft skills has an important link with simplicity. When thinking about what makes a really great IT Project Manager, I reflected on this quote from Richard Branson: “Complexity is your enemy. Any fool can make something complicated. It is hard to make something simple.” An outstanding IT PM […]
An effective operations strategy has never been more important for broadband service providers (BSPs). In a world where subscribers are demanding an “always on” experience, the ability to understand how network performance impacts subscriber experience is key to success. The responsibility for delivering an amazing subscriber experience therefore falls on the shoulders of your broadband […]
Study Case: Glasfaser Nordwest provides customers with fibre based internet and aims to bring gigabit-capable internet to 1.5 million households in rural areas. The Centrix™ System by Corning is crucial to reach this ambitious goal, as it provides the needed flexibility, is future ready and has low space requirements because of the enormous package density. […]
Dr. Suleiman Alhedaithy, Fiber Connect Council MENA Board of Directors member, represented the council in SAMENA’s Telecommunications Council first “Rising for Industry Sustainability & Efficiencies (RISE)” event, that was held today in Fairmont , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in strategic collaboration with ITU, Saudi CST Commission, and leading Telecom operators. On the sideline of the conference, […]
How are new megatrends such as Industry 4.0, IoT and 5G impacting the demand on data centres and business models? With the introduction of 5G services, IoT etc. which will be enabling smoother and faster service in this sector when combined with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), robotic and cloud, to name a […]