Gulf Bridge International (GBI), the Middle East’s newly established, privately owned submarine cable operator announced that it landed, in cooperation with Vodafone its new submarine cable at Vodafone international cable landing station located north of Doha.
A statement by GBI said its submarine cable system which will be commissioned later this year will utilize the latest subsea fibre cable technology. It will connect all the countries of the Gulf region to each other and provide onward connectivity to Europe and Asia.
The launch of GBI’s cable system will provide telecom operators and other communications companies, both in the region and globally, with greater choice, value, diversity and resilience.