15th Annual Conference and Exhibition, Muscat 2026

The Council held its 15th Annual Conference and Exhibition in Muscat, Oman, on 2 and 3 February 2026, under the auspices of His Highness Sayyid Dr Adham bin Turki Al Said and in partnership with Oman Broadband Company. Under the theme “Fiber-Powered Futures: Connecting Intelligence, Infrastructure & Innovation,” the event welcomed more than 400 attendees, including operators, regulators, vendors and experts from over 30 countries, and featured more than 20 speakers. Sessions covered AI-ready fiber networks, access-network economics, fiber in data centres and fiber sensing. The Council also used the occasion to launch a new regional study on MENA’s digital infrastructure.