Gamtel contracts Alca-Lu for fibre connectivity project

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: A contract has been signed between Alcatel-Lucent and Gambia’s incumbent PSTN operator Gamtel as per which the former will roll out a terrestrial fibre-optic transmission network under its ‘Cross Gambia Project.’

Fibre links has been extended from Dakar through Kaolack, Karang, Barra, Banjul, Serrekunda, Yundum, Brikama to Seleti in Casamance to terminate on Sonatel’s fibre network under the joint venture project with Senegalese counterpart Sonatel.

An alternative route to the fibre link between Basse in Gambia and Velingara in Senegal will be provided by the new infrastructure. The new infrastructure will also improve serious problem of disruption to bilateral international traffic whenever the older fibre is cut besides increasing Gamtel’s international internet bandwidth.