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“SAMENA Accelerator – UBBF” Calls for Action to Achieve Ultra Broadband

Policy Enablement and to Timely Address Challenges Facing Fiber
Deployment and IPv6 Migration in the Region

During the Ultra Broadband Forum (UBBF) 2021, held in Dubai in SAMENA Council's message during the
October, SAMENA Council pressed upon the need to recognize
the criticality of ultra-broadband networks and to enable their UBBF focused on advocating for advancing
deployment for developing underserved communities and necessary fixed network infrastructure and
businesses in the SA-ME-NA region. Fixed-line fiber networks as leveraging the power of Fiber and IPv6,
well as intelligent cloud-based capabilities, leveraging the power
of IPv6 and new cloud business models, lie at the foundation unlocking new capital, exploring new ways
of sharing responsibilities to develop that
infrastructure, developing human capital
for the digital age, creating awareness and
relevance to proliferate meaningful digital
services, and ensuring everyone can afford
broadband connectivity and quality-of-
service.

of a healthy and inclusive digital economy and the intelligent
world in the making. SAMENA Council's message during the
UBBF focused on advocating for advancing necessary fixed

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