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Fibre in Gulf (FIG) Submarine Cable Project

Sector: Road • Location: Qatar, Oman, UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq

Source: VanillaPlus

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Ooredoo Group has signed an agreement to build a new submarine cable connecting seven countries in the GCC region with Alcatel Submarine Networks. This project aims to enhance connectivity and support the digital transformation across the region by providing a low latency, secure route to Europe with a capacity of up to 720Tbps.

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Prospective
Sector
Road
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Updated
22 Jul 2026
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The project “Fibre in Gulf (FIG) Submarine Cable Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Road sector, located in Qatar, Oman, UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq. Taiyo aggregates data on it from VanillaPlus.

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2026-07-22

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Ooredoo Group has signed an agreement to build a new submarine cable connecting seven countries in the GCC region with Alcatel Submarine Networks. This project aims to enhance connectivity and support the digital transformation across the region by providing a low latency, secure route to Europe with a capacity of up to 720Tbps.

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Telecommunications

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Qatar

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Road

Article published date

2025-02-10

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