INTELLIGENT CABLING stc launches Saudi Vision Cable , the first high-capacity submarine cable in the Red Sea
s tc announced the landing of Saudi Vision Cable ; the first high-speed cable in the Red Sea through its first landing station in Jeddah .
The Saudi Vision Cable spans 1,160,000 metres and is fully owned by stc Group . The Saudi Vision cable is the first ever high-capacity submarine cable in the Red Sea region that will provide seamless connectivity up to 18Tbps / fibre pair with a total of 16 fibre pairs through four landings in Jeddah , Yanbu , Duba and Haql .
“ This achievement reflects our comprehensive strategy that aims to diversify the group ’ s investment opportunities and support Digital Transformation in the KSA by boosting the digital infrastructure ,” said Eng . Olayan Bin Mohammed , Alwetaid Group , CEO of stc .
“ The cable will provide digital connectivity services for corporates and individuals between the KSA and the continents by building a regional digital hub connecting the continents of the globe and help meet the needs of companies and customers via an integrated digital ecosystem .
“ Saudi Vision Cable provides communication between several international information centres . It also achieves the raising level of the unified optical fibre platform that is cost-efficient and flexible and provides access to all international cables in the landing stations and information centres of the stc group .”
Eng . Olayan Bin Mohammed , Alwetaid Group , CEO , stcData Network Solutions
THE new cable will be one of the submarine cables that will be linked to the MENA Hub connecting three continents of the globe , leveraging the strategic location of KSA . This will help to enhance investment in international communication services and data centres .
This cable will join 16 cables invested by stc that are positioned between the east and the west of the KSA . Saudi Vision Cable will provide a higher and more reliable Internet service to meet the increasing demand for communications and Internet at the local and international levels . It will also allow all of the country ’ s sectors to obtain high-speed Internet services , including education , healthcare and business which will , in general , provide economic and social benefits . •
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