This fiber optic cable, expected to be completed in 2027, will provide ultra-high capacity (24 pairs of fibers, up to 720Tbps) and low latency connectivity, connecting Iraq with Gulf countries including Qatar, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait. The Silk Road, an ancient network of trade routes, facilitated the exchange of goods and ideas between the East and West for more than 1,500 years. Now a leading Iraqi fiber optic provider has launched its own 21 st century version – The Silk Route Transit Network. The Iraqi Ministry of Communications has unveiled two major initiatives aimed at modernizing the country's digital infrastructure: the nationwide expansion of fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) services and the launch of a new international submarine cable link. Iraq's participation in the Gulf Fiber Optic (FIG) submarine cable landing project is an important step in this direction, as part of the agreement between the Ooredoo Group and the Iraqi Telecommunications and Postal Company (ITPC).
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