Wireless Federation

Omantel has signed a submarine cable deal with Orascom affiliate Middle East and North Africa (Mena) Company, positioning the country as a regional hub for international traffic as reported by Gulf News. The agreement paves the way for the landing of a key fibre-optic cable on the sultanate’s coast, opening a new gateway for international telecom traffic covering voice, data, internet, video and e-commerce. Mena Cable Project worth $400 million will connect a number of countries in the region. The 8,000km cable, offering a total capacity of 5.7Tbps, will pass through Oman, Italy, Greece, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and India. It will land at Seeb in Muscat in the third quarter of next year.