SEA-ME-WE 5 completes subsea cable systemThe 16-nation SEA-ME-WE 5 Consortium recently announced the completion of the 20,000-km subsea cable infrastructure on schedule. UAE telecom provider, du, is a stakeholder in the project which is in-line with the UAE National Visi More… |
SEA-ME-WE 5 completes subsea cable systemThe 16-nation SEA-ME-WE 5 Consortium recently announced the completion of the 20,000-km subsea cable infrastructure on schedule. UAE telecom provider, du, is a stakeholder in the project which is in-line with the UAE National Visi More… |
Orascom Telecom sells stake in undersea cable firmOrascom Telecom Media and Technology Holding (OTMT) has executed an agreement with Network i2i, a unit of India-based Bharti Airtel, for the sale of its entire stake in its subsidiary Middle East and North Africa Submarine Cable (MENA). More… |
Omantel lands undersea cable AAE-1 in EuropeOmantel, a top telecom provider in Oman, has announced the landing of the Asia Africa Europe-1 (AAE-1) cable system in the French city of Marseille. Spanning approximately 25,000 km, the AAE-1 submarine cable is one of the first u More… |
Batelco says Internet service normalBatelco, the leading telecom operator in Bahrain, yesterday (September 28) said its business customers did not face any connectivity issue in spite of damage caused to an undersea fibre cable. “Services for our Global MPLS customers were a 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… |
Telecom Egypt to link undersea cable to JordanTelecom Egypt, the country's fixed-line monopoly, said on Sunday it plans to expand the services it offers in Jordan and connect the country to its TE North undersea cable, which runs from Egypt to France. The firm has upgraded its lim More… |
Omantel signs deal to extend cable networkOman Telecommunications Co (Omantel) said on Sunday an undersea cable that passes through several European and Middle Eastern cities would be extended to its coast next year to improve its data services. Omantel and Orascom Telecom affilia More… |