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SAMENA ACCELERATOR on October 13th to Build Case for 10 Gigabit
Infrastructure Development in the SA-ME-NA & Neighbouring Regions

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SAMENA (South Asia Middle East North Af- “The October 13 SAMENA ACCELERATOR will address the
rica) Telecommunications Council has an- need to understand how well various regional markets are
nounced that its SAMENA ACCELERATOR
on 10 Gigabit digital infrastructure will be moving toward fulfilling national ICT visions and materi-
held on October 13th at 2:30 PM at JAFZA alizing the gigabit society concept, which is already under
One Convention Centre, Jebel Ali, Dubai –
UAE. implementation in developed countries. But, here, in the
region, we want to plant seeds for the 10 Gigabit society.
In collaboration with its valued member,
Huawei Technologies, SAMENA Council’s Advancements in fixed-line networks, investments in 5G,
SAMENA ACCELERATOR on 10 Giga will coupled with excellent policy and regulatory approaches
be held as a policy-level session within the have the potential to help us realize this concept.”
main Ultra Broadband Forum 2023.
Bocar BA, CEO & Board Member of SAMENA Council
Building onto the earlier 2021 edition of
SAMENA ACCELERATOR, which focused national ICT visions, and pave a path for and regulatory approaches have the poten-
on advancing fiberization policies as well true industrial and societal transformation tial to help us realize this concept.”
as creating momentum on the shift toward in the region and in neighbouring regions,
IPv6 transition, and brought diversified such as Central Asia. SAMENA Council observes that the region,
leadership insights from around the SA-ME- particularly, and neighbouring regions,
NA region and Africa, the 2023 SAMENA Bocar BA, CEO & Board Member of SAME- generally, need to come at par with
ACCELERATOR aims to corroborate the NA Council, has stated: “The October 13th economies with more experience in digital
strong need for adopting Fiber and IPv6 SAMENA ACCELERATOR will address the transformation. However, drastic steps are
innovations, which have emerged over the need to understand how well various re- necessary to be taken to further broadband
last two years. gional markets are moving toward fulfilling development and IPv6 transformation, of
national ICT visions and materializing the which moving toward “gigabit” would be a
SAMENA Council believes, these two tech- gigabit society concept, which is already leap forward.
nology aspects, when packaged as critical under implementation in developed coun-
enablers of Gigabit networks in the SA-ME- tries. But, here, in the region, we want to SAMENA Council invites participation of
NA region, and particularly in the GCC mar- plant seeds for the 10 Gigabit society. Ad- industry professionals to the SAMENA
kets, can dramatically help accelerate digi- vancements in fixed-line networks, invest- ACCELERATOR, and looks forward to
tal economic development, fulfil ambitious ments in 5G, coupled with excellent policy welcoming guests in Dubai.

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