17th Middle East Network Operators Group Conference Concludes on High Note in Oman
The 17th Middle East Network Operators Group (MENOG) conference recently upright a high note in Muscat, Oman, with international individuals tackling the most pressing concerns dealing with the Internet and interactions industry today. This regional forum combined 210 key players in the region's Internet network procedures (together with 460 remote individuals) for two conference days on 19 & 20 April 2107 in Muscat focused around sharing knowledge and expertise.
A series of Industry leaders and key stakeholders attended, consisting of high-level reps from organisations such as the Oman Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRA), Omantel, Ooredoo, Du, Batelco, Jawwal, OGERO, RIPE NCC, Netflix, GSMA, ICANN, ISOC, ASREN, ARISPA, Google, Akamai modern technologies, Cloudflare, Huawei and Sultan Qaboos University and Higher University of Innovation.
TRA Executive President, His Excellency Dr. Hamed bin Salim Al Rawahi, stated: "The greater level of discussion during the seminar brought new point of views and finding out for all the individuals. Valuable opportunities were brought to the fore and difficulties were dealt with directly. For us at Oman TRA, we took the opportunity to shed light on the country's success in the area of Internet and interactions along with our strategy to modernise our Internet framework, procedures, and system in support of our digital transformation campaigns. Rest assured that we will absorb consideration what we have actually gained from the meeting to boost relevant efforts.
For Paul Rendek, Director of External Relations, RIPE NCC (Rseaux IP Europens - Network Sychronisation Center): "We saw network operators, vendors, Internet service
provider (ISPs), study communities and government representatives looking for new locations for regional cooperation, along with taking a look at innovative business versions and applications. All these initiatives are a welcome advancement given the have to make certain the region stays up to date with the most recent dramatic digital changes.
Prominent experts led three days of IPv6 and DNSSEC workshops in advance of both day MENOG conference. Locations discussed at the seminar included IPv6 implementation in action to global IPv4 depletion, and the requirement for Internet exchange factors (IXPs) to maintain local website traffic in the region to minimize latency and costs.
