Our Fibre Infrastructure Summit tackles one of the most critical challenges facing the next phase of digital infrastructure growth: building the resilient, high-capacity fibre networks needed to support AI, cloud and hyperscale expansion.

Bringing together FibreCos, terrestrial and subsea network operators, carriers, hyperscalers, network engineering leaders, infrastructure investors and technology partners, this is where the industry comes together to explore how the Middle East can build, connect and protect the networks underpinning its digital ambitions.

From accelerating fibre deployment and creating new terrestrial corridors to strengthening subsea connectivity and improving route diversity, the Forum will examine the infrastructure required to connect the region's rapidly growing data centre and AI ecosystem. It will also look at how operators can build greater resilience into critical networks while responding to rising capacity requirements and increasingly complex geopolitical and operational risks.

What will the Summit cover?

  • Scaling fibre for AI and cloud growth
    Planning backbone, metro and cross-border capacity to support rising traffic between AI sites, cloud regions and data centres.
  • Accelerating fibre deployment
    Getting networks from planning to live routes faster by tackling delays across permitting, civil works, testing and handover.
  • Network resilience and route diversity
    Strengthening terrestrial, cross-border and subsea routes, including cable landings, backhaul, route protection and repair planning.
  • Building better physical fibre infrastructure
    Improving how operators and hyperscalers specify and procure fibre, duct, connectors and other passive infrastructure, balancing upfront cost against long-term performance.
  • Smarter fibre operations and maintenance
    Using network monitoring and operational data to identify faults earlier, reduce outages and speed up repairs.
A panel session in progress at the Middle East Fibre Summit, showing speakers seated on stage with overhead profile photos and names displayed against a backdrop screen, facing a seated audience.