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Ex Tunisie Telecom exec returns as CEO
Tunisie Telecom this week confirmed the appointment of Mohamed Fadhel Kraiem as its new chairman and chief executive. Kraiem rejoins the Tunisian telco after a spell in retail; he has served as chief executive of Monoprix since February 2016. He initially joined Tunisie Telecom in mid-2010 as its deputy CEO in charge of commercial and […]
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Corning’s Weeks: We’re on track to achieve $5B in optical sales by 2020
CEO Wendell Weeks told investors during the company’s third-quarter earnings call that its current growth has set it on the path to reach this multiyear sales goal for optical communications. “We are growing at twice the rate of the telecommunications industry with global leaders like Verizon turning to us in support of their vision,” Weeks said. […]
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Government allocates USD98m for Ogero ahead of fibre push
Telecoms minister Jamal Jarrah said last month that his ministry and Ogero plan to start the fibre-optic project within a few weeks, with the aim of boosting internet access speeds to at least 50Mbps ‘across the country’. Previously, the Ministry of Telecommunications (MoT) and Ogero have said they will implement an extensive fibre-to-the-cabinet (FTTC) network […]
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Verizon’s fiber initiative drives Prysmian to invest $15M in North American operations
This expansion will enable the company to make good on a $300 million contract it won from Verizon to build a new fiber network that will support a mix of wireless 5G, business and consumer services across multiple markets. Prysmian will supply nearly 11 million miles of ribbon and loose tube cables. News of this expansion should […]
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OBC to cover 85% of Muscat with FTTH by 2020
Oman News Agency cites the company’s Director General of Projects, Salim Bin Said Al Alawi as saying that OBC will cover an additional 60,000 residential and commercial units this year, adding to its existing footprint of around 150,000 in Muscat, and representing around 55% of Muscat Governorate. In the first half of the year, OBC’s wholesale fibre-to-the-home […]
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