Ooredoo to land world’s largest subsea cable system in Barka, Salalah

Ooredoo to land world’s largest subsea cable system in Barka, Salalah

Muscat – Ooredoo Oman, an Ooredoo Group company, has signed an agreement for the landing of the 2Africa Cable System in Barka and Salalah. This agreement marks the most extensive subsea cable system landing in the Oman to date. The 2Africa Cable System, spanning 45,000km, will be the largest subsea cable system in the world. […]Muscat – Ooredoo Oman, an Ooredoo Group company, has signed an agreement for the landing of the 2Africa Cable System in Barka and Salalah. This agreement marks the most extensive subsea cable system landing in the Oman to date.

The 2Africa Cable System, spanning 45,000km, will be the largest subsea cable system in the world. Upon completion, it will impact over 3bn people in 33 countries on three continents, Africa, Asia, and Europe, Ooredoo Group said in a press statement.

The 2Africa consortium consists of Bayobab, center3, China Mobile International, Meta, Orange, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone Group, and WIOCC, while Alcatel Submarine Networks is handling the manufacturing and installation of the cable.

Emphasising the significance of the landing agreements for 2Africa Cable System, Bassam Yousef al Ibrahim, CEO of Ooredoo Oman, said, “After previously landing SMW-5 and TGN Gulf in Oman, landing the 2Africa cable represents a further step