Ooredoo To Build Submarine Cables Connecting GCC Countries, Iraq
Date
1/31/2025 2:22:45 PM
(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Ooredoo Group has signed a“historic” agreement to build a new submarine cable connecting seven countries in the region – Qatar, Oman, the UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Iraq – with Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN). The Fibre in Gulf (FIG) project will provide all GCC countries with a low latency, shorter and secure route to a new corridor connecting Europe with up to 24 fibre pairs and a capacity of up to 720Tbps. This advanced infrastructure will deliver exceptional connectivity benefits to hyperscalers, business customers, governments.
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