By Telecompaper
Saudi operator Mobily has announced the launch of a high-capacity submarine cable, Asia-Africa-Europe I, in Jeddah. The 25,000-km cable will connect Far East countries to Europe through the Middle East and Africa. The cable extends for a distance of 25,000 km starting from Hong Kong and links Malaysia, Thailand, India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Oman, Djibouti and Egypt before landing in Europe (Greece, Italy, and France). It has high transfer capacities of up to 40 Tbps.
Mobily CEO Ahmed Farrukh noted that the success of Mobily in signing the submarine cable project agreement with a number of world's major operators will further improve the communication network infrastructure in the kingdom. It will help meet the growing demand for various telecommunication services and data from Mobily customers, he said.
