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Nokia and etisalat by e & demonstrate first 100 Gbps fibre broadband in Middle East and Africa
Nokia has announced that the company – in collaboration with Etisalat UAE , branded as etisalat by e & – has demonstrated as one of the fastest Passive Optical Network ( PON ) speeds in the Middle East and Africa region .
Nokia Bell Lab ’ s PON Proof of Concept ( PoC ) demonstration achieved speeds up to 100 Gigabits per second ( Gbps ) on a single wavelength – four times faster than the most advanced networks available .
In the long-standing partnership between both technology leaders , they have achieved multiple industry-firsts , including the world ’ s first single-carrier terabit-per-second field trial , setting optical transmission capacity record over etisalat by e &’ s fibre network in the UAE .
To achieve 100 Gb / s on a single wavelength , Nokia Bell Labs used pioneering Digital
Signal Processing ( DSP ) techniques . Once advanced DSP is adopted , the steps to 50G and 100G are straightforward and 100G could be commercially available in the 2030s .
The Nokia Bell Labs 100G PON prototype is the world ’ s first application of flexible rate transmission in a PON network . Flexible rate transmission works by grouping fibre modems ( ONUs ) that exhibit similar physical network characteristics ( e . g . loss or dispersion ) and makes data transmission more efficient .
Using flexible rate transmission results in lower latency on a PON and cuts power consumption in half – two essential characteristics for fibre networks that have a rapidly growing role in the massive delivery of fixed and mobile broadband services .
Samsung to train over 100 UAE residents in AI at second Samsung Innovation Campus
Samsung Gulf Electronics has announced the final list of 108 candidates for the second edition of the Samsung Innovation Campus , shortlisted from an initial pool of 780 youth applicants representing 20 nationalities from across the UAE .
Shafi Alam , Head of Direct to Consumer Business and Corporate Marketing at Samsung Gulf Electronics , said : “ Artificial Intelligence will impact every sector of our society . This evolution is driving unprecedented demand for AI skills in countries such as the UAE , where Digital Transformation is accelerating . As a longterm digital partner to the country ’ s public and private sectors , Samsung is committed to supporting these goals by leveraging our expertise and technologies . “
Held under the theme of ‘ Together for Tomorrow ! Enabling People ’, the Innovation Campus brings Samsung ’ s signature AI course in partnership with the UAE ’ s Office of AI and the National Program for Coders . This initiative aligns with UAE ’ s National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence 2031 , which seeks to transform the UAE into a world leader in AI by investing in people and industries that are key to mission success .
The three-month virtual course kicked off on January 12 . Renowned AI experts Christophe Zoghbi and Mrad Sleiman will teach and mentor the students .
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