Qatar Business: GBI deploys Ciena solution for smart network – Gulf Digital News

Qatar Business: GBI deploys Ciena solution for smart network – Gulf Digital News

Qatar-based Gulf Bridge International (GBI), a global cloud, connectivity and content enabler, is deploying Ciena’s GeoMesh Extreme, powered by WaveLogic 5 Extreme, to increase GBI’s Smart Network capacity and performance.



This upgrade will help GBI meet the demanding internet traffic requirements between the GCC countries, Europe and India. This will also help prepare the region for major upcoming sporting events – including the world’s largest football competition – in Qatar and the wider region.



Surges in video streaming, cloud computing and 5G have driven bandwidth demand and the need for submarine and terrestrial network upgrades globally. GBI’s upgrade with Ciena uses the latest technologies to increase design capacity by 10 Tb/s, enhance its capabilities, and provide increased flexibility in delivery times.



“Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Extreme coherent optical technology will allow us to maximize the use of our fiber assets, ensuring a great quality of service for our customers,” said Cengiz Oztelcan, Chief Executive Officer, GBI.



“We are excited to continue to expand our relationship with Ciena. GBI can now add significant capacity and intelligence to the network to meet requirements from customers including Internet Content Providers (ICPs).”



“Ciena’s WaveLogic technology and software will