The 12th edition of Fiber Connect Council Middle East and North Africa Conference will take place this year in Dubai on May 18.
The two-days event will bring together 11 international companies covering the Fiber, IT, and communications fields across the Middle East and North Africa. An exhibition will be held on the sidelines of the conference to display the latest inventions in Fiber, 5G, IoT industries.
Under the rubric “Fiber Infrastructure in Enabling Digital Transformation”, the conference will demonstrate national strategic milestones for adopting digital transformation across the MENA region and highlight the importance of laying the foundation by building a solid technological infrastructure. It will also shed the light on the vital role of fibre and showcase the success stories of the operators’ business models in the MENA region to ensure sustainable digital economy, improve the life of civilians, develop digital services, and establish smart connected cities.
A number of senior analysts from UAE and the MENA region will discuss national broadband networks policies and increase the effectiveness of communication infrastructure investments and financing FTTH for being the groundwork for sustainable digital infrastructure.
They will also explore ways to invest more in the fibre industry to support telecommunications networks and the deployment of 5G technology as a vital direction for the development of national economies through the implementation of super-fast fibre networks across the region.
The council is keen on offering the global experiences of adopting fibre optic services along with the new opportunities, introducing business and operational models to serve the goals of the digital transformation adopted by UAE which amazed the whole world on Expo Dubai 2020 as a state of art digital experience making it one of the smartest, fastest and most connected site on earth.
Moreover, Fiber Connect Council MENA will reveal a recent study FTTH and 5G Panorama as of December 2021, From the last survey conducted by the Fiber Connect Mena Council, the statistics indicated that 98.4 percent of the UAE has FTTH coverage, making it the highest penetration of optical fibre in access networks globally. Saudi Arabia is significantly investing in FTTH too. With the impending roll out of 5G in these two markets, a key focus is on getting the FTTH infrastructure ready, since it will be a requirement for the deployment of 5G networks.
In its new edition in Dubai, the conference will be sponsored by 11 major international companies. This year BENYA Group & R&M is participating together as a Diamond Sponsor, while Etisalat is a Platinum Sponsor. Prysmian Group, Corning Inc., STL Technologies, HFCL Ltd. as Gold Sponsors. More than 25 speakers and participants from more than 30 countries will attend the event.
Aside from the conference, the Fiber Connect Council MENA exhibition will provide participants with an appropriate networking platform, allowing them to connect with companies that showcase the latest technologies.
Dubai 2022 online registration at https://dubai.fiberconnectmena.org/.
