Reliance Globalcom opens cable landing station in Iraq

Our Bureau Updated - March 12, 2018 at 03:27 PM.

Reliance Globalcom, the undersea cable subsidiary of RCom, launched the Al-Faw Cable Landing Station in Iraq.

This cable station has been built in alliance with Iraqi Telecommunications and Post Company.

This is expected to increase the Iraq’s connectivity with the rest of the world and also provide better quality of broadband services.

The cable station has been built with an initial design capacity of 680 Gbps with two diverse routes. The company has initially lit 50 Gbps on each route to cater to the existing market, said a release from the company.

These two routes have been connected with Falcon network to provide good telecom services. The Al-Faw station will connect Iraq to West Asia, Asia and North America through the submarine cable.

>priya.s@thehindu.co.in

Published on July 2, 2012 17:14