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Oman Broadband Adapts a New Technology for Rural Areas (USO Project) Broadband Coverage

The initiative targets rural areas with limited broadband services access, and limited population density. This successful step will beneficiate at least 598 villages that holds up to 8,500 housing units, along with 141 schools, 9 health centers, and a few government institutions. Despite the difficult terrains & geography those rural areas carry, Oman Broadband will […]

MENA FIBRE NEWS: October 28 2020

Oman Broadband Company Signs an MoU with Nama Group to use Fiber Optic infrastructure.

The main objective of this partnership is to enable Oman Broadband Company to use the massive fiberoptic infrastructure that belongs to Nama Group including all infrastructure assets taking into consideration all operational and commercial inputs for both organizations. This partnership will give Oman Broadband the access to use the electric distribution lines across the Sultanate […]

Fiber to the Home Becoming a Basic Need (2)

When it comes to cabling, fiber optic connections are now standard. Fiber to the Home is becoming just as important as the energy and water supply. This is something R&M, the globally active developer and provider of cabling systems for high-quality network infrastructures, based in Wetzikon, Switzerland, quite clearly emphasizes in the latest issue of […]

Dura-Line is honored with Platinum Innovator Award

CONTACT: Molly Gilbert Sr. Marketing and Communications Specialist molly.gilbert@duraline.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dura-Line Honored with Platinum Innovator Award Dura-Line is being honored with the Platinum Innovator Award from Cabling Installation & Maintenance for its work on the Seattle Sound Transit Authority Railway system. Seattle was facing rail congestion and needed an upgrade to accommodate the […]

Fiber to the Home Becoming a Basic Need

When it comes to cabling, fiber optic connections are now standard. Fiber to the Home is becoming just as important as the energy and water supply. This is something R&M, the globally active developer and provider of cabling systems for high-quality network infrastructures, based in Wetzikon, Switzerland, quite clearly emphasizes in the latest issue […]

The Middle East reaps the benefits of its high fibre diet

What are your priorities for FTTH penetration in the broader MENA area? A lot of the work we do in the region has been focused on encouraging the adoption of fibre as the preferred medium of choice across multiples types of applications including 5G, wireless applications and smart cities. The UAE and Saudi Arabia are […]

MENA FIBRE NEWS: September 30 2020

R&M launches 5G rollout information campaign

“Introduction of 5G equipment and services means more devices need to be connected to high-speed, uninterrupted bandwidth – in future also preferably with low-latency capability – typically provided by modern fiber optical access and backbone networks, Thomas Ritz says. It is important to realize that this requires significantly more fiber capacity and performance behind the […]

Etisalat launches 5G FWA products for UAE subscribers

“The deployment of 5G FWA is another major 5G milestone for Etisalat, a result of our continuous efforts in bringing the best in technology and infrastructure for our subscribers in UAE. Today’s announcement is significant as it lays a foundation for 5G use cases to bringing futuristic technologies and solutions in a mature 5G ecosystem. […]

Corning celebrates 50 years of optical fibre innovation

“Our invention of low-loss optical fiber ushered in a communications revolution. Fifty years ago, few could have imagined the impact of optical fiber on our world today.” – Wendell P. Weeks, chairman and CEO 1970 innovation by Corning scientists started a ‘communications revolution’ CORNING, N.Y. — Corning Incorporated today joined the optical communications industry in […]

The story of Oman BroadBand

This article tells the story of Oman broadband and we wanted to share it with our members and partners to inspire https://www.emeoutlookmag.com/company-profiles/346-oman-broadband-company/reader

Lessons Learned from FTTH workforce development programs in the MENA region

MENA FIBRE NEWS: August 31 2020

Etisalat offers free website building tools to its SME clients

Etisalat has launched a free website builder service for its small mid-sized business customers. The ‘e-Store’ will help them transition their businesses online and with no contract obligations.The e-Store free-for-life gets the website up and running through three steps – create, design and sell. New and existing customers subscribed to Business Edge and other selected […]

R&M shares it’s long-standing experience and starts a new series of blogs covering several cabling-related topics.

To accurately rate the fire behavior of installation cables, and determine whether they can be used legally and safely in specific projects and regions, you need to measure a number of key parameters. Different standards prescribe different approaches to doing this. Therefore, the question arises: is it possible to compare the results of tests carried […]

Prysmian Group Introduces World’s Smallest Category 6A, Fully Compliant Cable

Highland Heights, Ky., August 24, 2020 – For over 16 years, Prysmian Group and Panduit have partnered to provide the structured cabling market with innovative products and solutions leading together the industry in Category 6A innovation. The companies are proud to announce the joint development of the world’s smallest, full channel compliant Category 6A cable. […]

Corning to be strategic supplier for fiber optic cable factory in Egypt

The Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry, the Chairman of the Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI) and the Chairman of the Suez Canal Economic Zone attended a partnership signing ceremony between AOI and Benya Capital. The ceremony was also attended by Jonathan R. Cohen, Ambassador of the United States of America to Egypt and representatives […]

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 […]

COVID-19 influenced

There are some very obvious impacts to the telecoms industry, a slowdown on 5G deployment for example, but there are also some very interesting developments in the peripheries. This is by no means an exhaustive list of how the telecoms and technology segment has been influenced by COVID-19, but it is some of the more […]

MENA FIBRE NEWS: July 31 2020

Miller® MB07 Slitter For Corning RocketRibbon™ Cable

This is particularly important with cables that handle critical bandwidth needs and represent a much larger investment relative to cables with fewer fibers. Ripley Labs began working on tool concepts in collaboration with Corning and developed multiple CAD designs for what would become the Miller® MB07 Cable Slitter. Leveraging Ripley Labs in-house computer-controlled flexible manufacturing […]

Corning FTTH webinars series

We deliver Mini-On-Demand webinars with a click of the button. https://www.corning.com/optical-communications/emea/en/home/training-and-events/training-programs/webinars/fttp-webinars.html

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