Gulf 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 Network Agreement, Interoute will provide GBI with a fully diverse route from GBI’s landing station in Mazara Sicily to Interoute’s Milan POP at via Caldera.

The European Network Agreement will see GBI and Interoute integrate their Networks and provides GBI with access to Europe on the most advanced and densely connected voice and data network and affords connectivity to the major centres of Milan, London, Paris, Marseilles, Frankfurt and Amsterdam.

This will be fully protected, resilient and will be designed and deployed as a fully 100g capable network, a statement said.

“I am delighted that we are working with Interoute and that we are building on the agreement we signed with Interoute last year,” stated Ahmed Mekky, board member and CEO of GBI.

“This is a major milestone for GBI, as we deliver on our promise to Connect the World to the Gulf. With our launch only a few months away, we have now secured extensive coverage across Europe, beyond the physical reach of the GBI Cable System. This will enable both of our companies to offer the most comprehensive coverage between Europe and the Middle East,” he added.

Gareth Williams, CEO at Interoute, said: “The global demand for Internet increases year on year, and there is a real need for strong, resilient internet connections between Europe, the Middle East and Africa.”

“We are very excited to be working closely with GBI again to further strengthen the communications bridge between the continents and meet this demand,” he concluded. – TradeArabia News Service