The GBI undersea fiber-optic cable system is capable of meeting current and future requirements of wholesale customers across the region. The cable will land in all of our region’s countries and we will provide connectivity to Europe, India and beyond. The presence of the GBI cable system marks the first time that a best of breed subsea cable links Gulf nations over a single network. The design of the GBI cable system enables the creation of a “21st century” backbone within the Gulf and enables other industries to deploy new and innovative services that could not be supported by current network infrastructure.

The GBI Network is designed to satisfy the following five key design criteria:

-Local & Global Connectivity
- Availability & Resiliency
- Long-Term Capacity Planning
- Traffic Security
- Affordability

An optimal network design has been developed to meet these requirements, using the latest networking technology and full compliance with the latest ITU-T and ISO standards.