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        Major cities  worldwide, including  Riyadh   ultra-broadband  medium,  aligning  with   the  development  and  adoption of smart
        in  the  region  and  Beijing,  Shanghai  and   environmentally friendly principles.  technologies and solutions. They can also
        Hangzhou  in  China,  are  actively  exploring                           create favorable conditions for innovation
        implementation of 10Gbps City and 10Gbps   In  the  enterprise,  industrial  applications   and  collaboration  among stakeholders,
        Society to drive  the  digital  economy's   are  often  characterized  by  low  latency,   such as the private sector, academia, civil
        growth momentum.                     deterministic  communications,  and  society, and citizens. A facilitator role can
                                             accurate  positioning,  while  high security   help  governments  enhance  the  efficiency,
        These  cities  already  have  extensive  fiber   and  reliability  are  prerequisites  for most   effectiveness, and responsiveness of public
        connectivity, facilitating  the  shift  from   vertical applications. An excellent example   services and foster economic growth and
        F5G  to F5.5G,  driven  by the  twin  engines   is the energy sector. As renewable energy   social inclusion.
        of new network technology developments   accounts for an  increasing  percentage
        and  growing  application  demand.  These   of all  power generated,  different  services   Governments  can also  act as  leaders  by
        communities will  be able  to derive the   must be strictly isolated while scheduling   setting  the  vision,  goals,  and  strategies
        true  value  of  optical  fiber  to  deliver   frequency using a supervisory control and   for intelligent  city  development  and
        unprecedented home and enterprise digital   data acquisition (SCADA) system must be   transformation.  They can also initiate
        experiences  including  the  integration  of   10  times  higher  to  ensure  stable  power   and  coordinate  large-scale  projects  and
        optical fiber sensing.               supply.  This,  in  turn, requires  a  network   programs that address the most pressing
                                             availability of 99.9999%, meaning an annual   urban  challenges  and  opportunities,
        A key driver for these applications is video.   outage time  shorter than  30  seconds.   such as climate change, mobility, health,
        We  have  been  pursuing a  better  video   Traditional  networks  cannot  deliver  these   education, and  security. A leadership  role
        experience, steadily moving from standard   capabilities.                can  help  governments  demonstrate  their
        and  high  definition  to  4K  and  8K,  as  well                        commitment and  accountability  to the
        as  real-time,  interactive,  and  immersive   Huawei's  commitment  to  advancing  ultra-  public  interest  and  inspire  and  mobilize
        experiences  delivered  by  XR  and  glasses-  broadband  technology  is  evident  in  the   other  actors  to  join  the  10Gbps  city
        free  3D  video.  Metaverse  and  AR/VR   technical  upgrades  announced  at  UBBF   movement.
        applications  are  set  to change  consumer   2023. These upgrades, aimed at achieving
        habits  and  raise  higher  requirements  for   F5.5G  innovation,  include  advancements   Collaborating  with  global  carriers and
        communications   networks.  Excellent  in  optical  network solutions,  premium   industry partners  is  vital  to promote the
        broadband   quality   and   low-latency   broadband  deployment  ,  fiber-to-the-  industry's  development.  The  focus on
        connectivity are required to deliver superior   room  (FTTR),  10G  PON  &  50G  PON  port   F5.5G-oriented  technological  innovations
        experiences.  For  example,  light-field,   deployment, all-optical switching modules,   demonstrates  Huawei's  commitment  to
        glasses-free  3D  display  requires  about   and   400G/800G   non-blocking   ultra-  improving  network  capabilities,  efficiency,
        1  Gbit/s  of bandwidth  and  a  network   broadband.  Leveraging  new  materials   and  overall  industry transformation  eying
        latency  of less  than  5  ms  for immersive   and  structures,  the  power consumption   better life for people, higher productivity for
        interactions.  Optical  reconstruction-based   per Gbit will be reduced by up to 65%. The   organization and prosperous economy for
        glasses-free  3D  display  has  even  higher   continuous  innovation  and  deployment   countries.
        requirements, requiring about 10 Gbit/s of   of these  technologies  contribute  to  the
        bandwidth  and  a  latency  between  1  and   industry's evolution towards F5.5G, with the   In  conclusion,  the  evolution  of  the  ultra-
        5 ms. Home networks with 1 to 10 Gbit/s   vision of achieving "10Gbps Everywhere."  broadband   industry,   exemplified   by
        bandwidth and 1 to 5 ms latency are basic                                initiatives  like the  10Gbps  City, is  a
        requirements for satisfying glasses-free 3D                              transformative force in the Gulf region and
        experiences.                         Governments:  from   regulators  to  beyond. As governments, industry players,
                                             facilitators                        and  technology  leaders  collaborate  to
        Furthermore,  apart  from  speed,  ultra-  While  governments  have  an  essential   overcome challenges and implement ultra-
        broadband  initiatives  should  prioritize   regulatory  role  in  creating  a  level  playing   broadband  infrastructure,  the  digital
        transmission   efficiency.   A   seamless   field and setting best practices, the 10Gbps   economy  in  the Gulf Cooperation  Council
        transition  from 1  Gbps  to 10  Gbps, for   city calls for new levels of engagement and   (GCC) countries is set to thrive. The 10Gbps
        example, should not incur a cost increase   collaboration,  requiring  that  governments   City  Initiative, focusing on ubiquitous
        in  the  same proportion.  Therefore,   transform from a purely supervisory role to   connectivity and digital transformation, is a
        innovations  must  focus on  achieving   also  being  facilitators. Authorities  should   testament to the commitment to shaping a
        higher  bit  efficiency  at  these  high  speeds   seek  to provide  the  necessary digital   future where digital productivity knows no
        to limit  operational  expenses.  This   infrastructure,   future-looking   policies,   bounds.
        approach will also contribute to a greener   regulations,  and  incentives  to  support









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