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UAE is ranked number one Bahrain Telecommunications Regulatory Overall, the optical fiber and IPv6
connectivity are serving as a conduit for the
Authority (TRA) published the Fifth
for the highest Fiber to the National Telecommunications plan (NTP5) growth of the region's digital economies.
Home (FTTH) penetration on its’ official website, aiming to cover 95% In the case of fiber & IPv6 development,
among all its global household, 100% business premises, 100% the question is no longer about “why”
but “how”. Pioneering telecom operators
of public telecommunication stations by
counterparts for a third year fiber. and governments in the region have
in a row in 2019, according Saudi Arabia’s Communications and proven that fiber & IPv6 development can
bring tremendous profits and significant
to the leading industry Information Technology Commission economic value. More fiber to the wireless
body FTTH Council. (CITC) formed the IPv6 Task Force in 2008 base stations to unleash full potential
with the mission to gather stakeholders of 5G, more fiber to the home to enable
Pakistan cabinet approved the very from public and private sectors and true giga experience for remote working
first Right of Way (ROW) Policy for the raise awareness and encourage the and education; enabling IPv6 to support
telecom sector in January 2021, the deployment of IPv6 nationwide. In addition digital transformation, such as Internet of
Ministry for Information Technology and to coordinating workshops and activities Vehicles, industrial Internet, holographic
Telecommunications (MoITT) published in the country, the group also works with communications, Internet of Things (IoT),
the policy which clears a large number the IPv6 Forum and other national IPv6 and Internet finance.
of hurdles faced by telcos and internet task forces. Saudi Arabia currently ranks
service providers in the installation and 10th globally in IPv6 adoption, at 46.6%, Overall, the optical fiber
maintenance of their telecommunication according to Google.
equipment and expansion of systems and IPv6 connectivity are
across the country. In 2016, the UAE regulator launched its serving as a conduit for
IPv6 initiative with Réseaux IP Européens the growth of the region's
In Saudi Arabia, stc is one Network Coordination Centre (RIPE NCC), digital economies. In
the regional internet registry for Europe,
of the first Internet service West Asia, and the former USSR. Expanding the case of fiber & IPv6
providers (ISPs) to roll out the partnership, in 2017, the UAE regulator development, the question
signed an MoU with RIPE NCC to enhance
a full production Internet cooperation and exchange of expertise is no longer about “why”

Protocol version 6 (IPv6) between the different sectors throughout but “how”.
connectivity to its client the Middle East. Less than two years after
launching IPv6 in the country, the UAE
infrastructure and cloud became the number one Middle Eastern To make the best of today for a better
services platform since country in IPv6 adoption. Today, The UAE future, a full fiber-based infrastructure
and IPv6-based intelligent network will
ranks 15th globally, at 41.19%, according
2019. to Google. undoubtedly remain a priority in most of
the region over the next decade.

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