Oman – Ooredoo Oman, a subsidiary of the Qatari Ooredoo Group, signed an settlement for the biggest submarine cable touchdown operation within the Sultanate of Oman so far.
The cables lengthen 45,000 kilometers, making them the biggest system on this planet, and following their completion, they’ll contribute to connecting greater than 3 billion folks in 33 international locations throughout 3 continents: Africa, Asia, and Europe.
The 2Africa submarine cable system alliance contains Bayobab, center3, China Cell Worldwide, Meta, Orange, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone Group, and WIOCC.
Alcatel Submarine Networks will undertake the duties associated to manufacturing and set up of the cable.
The record of gateways chosen for touchdown submarine cables contains Salalah, which is presently rising as a brand new main middle for touchdown submarine cables within the southern a part of Oman, and Barka within the Omani capital, Muscat.
Ooredoo Oman will undertake the event of a totally new infrastructure to decrease the submarine cable system in Barka and Salalah, whereas pledging to hold out the required upkeep work throughout the coming many years.
This new infrastructure will likely be fully totally different from another submarine cable system infrastructure put in in Oman, as it’s going to guarantee the provision of robust communications capabilities and accessibility for all operators within the Sultanate.
Supply: Arqaam newspaper
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2024-05-16 14:59:56
