Speakers:

• Charles Orsel des Sagets, managing partner – Cambridge Management Consulting
• Saif Alsaidi, network development director – Supercell
• Omar Al Rasheed, VP of commercial excellence – Tawal
• Jadawy Al Riyamy, managing director – Helios Towers Oman
• Yandisa Sokhanyile, founder & CEO – KONECTA

The Middle East is becoming a major technology hub, while GCC states are racing to deliver smart city services, widespread 5G  and fibre-to-the-home to millions of subscribers, markets such as Iraq, parts of North Africa and Yemen face a more fundamental challenge: providing basic, affordable and reliable connectivity to previously unconnected communities.

At a recent panel at Capacity Middle East 2026, executives across the connectivity ecosystem gathered to discuss the technologies, business models, and collaborative frameworks needed to ensure no community is left behind.