Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - Orange Jordan recently announced the renewal of its sponsorship and support to the Special Operations Forces Exhibition and Conference (SOFEX) that will be held this year at the King Abdullah I Air Base in Marka from May 9 to May 12. The four-day event, which serves to showcase the latest defense equipment and technologies and to present topical seminars on issues such as counterterrorism and national security, will be held under the royal patronage of His Majesty King Abdullah II, the Chairmanship of HRH Prince Faisal Bin Alhussein, and fully supported by Jordan Armed Forces (JAF) and the Jordanian security agencies.

Being SOFEX’s sole telecommunications provider and exclusive telecom sponsor, Orange Jordan will be responsible for providing telecom services for all SOFEX activities whereby Orange will as well showcase its vast array of technologically advanced products and services during the exhibition taking place on the side of the conference. SOFEX will receive global media coverage through the attendance of representatives from international and regional defense publications, who will be covering the initial conference and the exhibition’s full activities.

Commenting on the event, Orange Jordan CEO Jerome Henique said, “We are very proud to renew our sponsorship and support of such a prestigious national event under the patronage of His Majesty King Abdullah II. In light of this year’s Eleventh Annual SOFEX, we reconfirm our commitment to enhancing the Kingdom’s efforts to a brighter, more secure future and determinedly be an attractive hub for such innovative world-class specialized events, further making clear proofs to our commitments laid out by our strategy Essentials 2020 to always provide our partners with enriched connectivity and to support the transformation of business customers.”

Highlighting the global impact of SOFEX in relation to Orange Jordan’s sponsorship, Sami Smeirat,Chief Enterprise Officer of Orange Jordan, said, “Support of high-profile events such as SOFEX allows Orange Jordan even further brand recognition and market penetration, as international attendees will experience our unmatched level of service and dedication to excellence and will enjoy the vast array of top of the line mobile, high speed fiber internet, and superior data communications services .”

SOFEX’s Managing Director Amer Tabbaa said, “We are very happy to partner with Orange Jordan again in order to offer our exhibitors, visitors and official delegations the state of the art technology for the telecommunication and data needs. We thank Orange Jordan for their support in providing these services and sponsoring SOFEX 2016 for the 11th year.”

Tabbaa added: “SOFEX is the world’s number one exhibition specializing in Special Forces and homeland security and this year and on the event level, we expect an unprecedented attendance of local and international defense solutions manufacturers as well as decision makers from across the world. More than 60 nations will be present at this event - the eleventh edition that will be the largest in the history of SOFEX.”

*Albawaba