The Rseaux IP Europens Network Coordination Centre (RIPE NCC) and the UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) effectively concluded the RIPE 75 meeting - which ran from October 22 to October 26, 2017 at the Conrad Hotel in Dubai. The event witnessed the participation of leading local, regional and international gamers in telecoms and information and communications technology (ICT), including Google, Microsoft, Amazon.com, Apple, Facebook, LinkedIn, Nokia, Deutsche Telekom, Netflix, Orange, Omantel, OGERO, VIVA, du, Etisalat and others.

The RIPE 75 meeting brought together industry leaders, experts, governments, worldwide players in ICT, and several of the world's leading service and content providers providers. Hosted by the UAE's TRA, the event was held as part of the authority's support for the country's ruthless initiatives to produce an incorporated infrastructure aimed at placing the country as a global leader in the Electronic/Smart Transformation Index by 2021.

H.E. Hamad Obaid Al Mansoori, TRA Director General, said: "We are certain that RIPE75 has accomplished the designated outcomes, and gave included value and benefit to the individuals. We, at TRA, had the enjoyment to host RIPE 75 and all individuals in their 2nd nation, the UAE. We dedicate to maintain our continuous conferences and exchange of ideas and recommendations with RIPE NCC to would achieve greater visibility and worthwhile interaction for everyone's benefit.

H.E. Al Mansoori clarified that: "The Internet has been a major driver of the UAE's growth and leadership, indicating to the UAE's keen passion in creating the infrastructure to keep pace with the new needs and latest growths. This is in line with the launch of the UAE Artificial Intelligence Technique, the instructions in the direction of making use of the big information to attain lasting advancement and the transition from the Internet of human to the internet of points, which requires much more ability and speed in the network to link millions of gadgets and machines online, and shift to knowledge economy and smart transformation."

Hans Petter Holen, RIPE Chair, said: "The Middle East highly recognizes the importance of establishing a reliable facilities to make sure telecoms could effectively play its role in sustainable development. The recently-concluded RIPE 75 conference highlights the worth of cooperation amongst companies, governments and the economic sector ahead together to develop an usual understanding of the function of Internet framework in accomplishing lasting advancement objectives. We are certain that this event will certainly lead the way for more campaigns focused on boosting the state of the internet framework in the Middle East region."

During the event, individuals discussed the state of the Internet and the reliable plans used by RIPE NCC - the Regional Internet Windows Registry for Europe, the Middle East and parts of Central Asia - in the appropriation of Internet numbering sources; traded expertise and experiences; and pondered on worldwide plans and best practices in developing the internet in the UAE, Middle East and worldwide. Various other facets of the agenda included Plenary and Working Groups on IP address policy, anti-abuse, connect collaboration, data source, IPv6, dimension, analysis and tools (MAT), open resource, RIPE NCC Services, DNS and routers, along with an Internet of Points (IoT) session, tutorials and workshops.

Some of the sessions led by global speakers shed light on subjects that included: Uncovering Traffic Pattern in Saudi Arabia, Ruru: Real-Time Wide-Area TCP Latency Monitoring, State of the Internet in France: Data Interconnection Market Evolution and Transition to IPv6, Decoding the IoT Ecosystem, An Introduction to DDOS Attacks, IPv6 Deployment in Cellular Networks, and IPv6-only in non-cellular networks.

RIPE NCC has signed 2 arrangements on the sidelines of the event, including a Memorandum of Understanding with the TRA and with the American University of Beirut aimed at boosting Internet-based research study and activities and improving the operational efficiency of networks in the Middle East. The arrangements would certainly promote tasks such as seminars, meetings, training programs, and awareness projects concerning IPv6 and various other technologies.