GBI wins Europe’s major technology awardGulf Bridge International (GBI), a leading fiber optic technologies company, has been recognized in this year’s Capacity Europe Awards as the world’s best Niche/New Player. The awards which were hosted in Amsterdam, Ne More… |
PTC elects GBI chief to boardThe Pacific Telecom Council (PTC) has announced the election of Ahmed Mekky, chief executive officer of Gulf Bridge International (GBI), a global private fiber optic cable company, to its Board of Governors. The three-year term hi More… |
GBI, Xtera launch 100G Red Sea-Milan linkGulf Bridge International (GBI) and Xtera Communications have launched full 100G connectivity between Zafarana cable landing station in Egypt on the Red Sea and Milan Point-of-Presence (PoP) in Italy. More… |
Batelco signs up with GBI cable systemBatelco, Bahrain’s leading telecommunications company, has signed an agreement with Gulf Bridge International (GBI), a privately owned fiber optic cable operator, to connect Bahrain with GBI’s new cable system. Batelco is th More… |
GBI, Gulfnet sign capacity sale dealGulf Bridge International (GBI) and Gulfnet Communications, affiliated to Kuwait-based United Networks, and a leading online services provider, have signed a capacity sale agreement. The GBI network will provide Gulfnet with industry-leadi More… |
GBI announces 100G deploymentGulf Bridge International (GBI), the Middle East’s first carrier neutral regional network, and Xtera Communications, a leading global provider of optical networking solutions, have launched what is believed to be the first commercial repeatered su More… |
New cable station to lift ME-Asia media trafficA new undersea cable landing station in Mumbai, set up by top Indian IT firm Sify Technologies, is expected to accommodate the rapid growth in voice and rich media traffic from and terminating in the Middle East and Africa. “Sify is b More… |
GBI signs Kuwait capacity sales pactFastTelco, a Kuwait-based communication company, has announced the signing of a capacity purchase agreement with Gulf Bridge International (GBI). A regional cable operator funded by Gulf state sovereign wealth funds, GBI said the agreement More… |
GBI offers record 100G connectivityGulf Bridge International (GBI), a leading privately owned submarine cable operator, has become the first operator to offer true 100 gigabit per second (100G) connectivity on parts of its undersea cable network. GBI has made the move to 10 More… |
GBI, Interoute ink two network dealsGulf Bridge International (GBI), a privately owned submarine cable operator, and Interoute, owner operator of Europe's leading next-generation network, recently signed two new network agreements. Under the terms of the Italian Terrestrial More… |








