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areas in Baushar, Maabila, Qurum and average of 8,438 housing units. Work is remaining parts of new Salalah and East
Ansab, about 45,000 housing unit to help also continuing in the wilayat of Al Awabi in Salalah with an average of 17,000 housing
users enjoy high-speed Internet. South Al Batinah to connect approximately units to be ready before the end of this
South and North Al Batinah Governorate 11,000 housing units. year.
Approximately 2,500 housing units have Dhofar Governorate Al Dakhiliyah Governorate
been connected in the South and North As part of the efforts to spread the network Approximately 400 housing units were
Al Batinah Governorate, specifically in in the south of the Sultanate, the company connected mostly in Al Jabal Al Akhdar.
Sohar. The project was implemented in signed several agreements with some Efforts are underway to cover some parts
cooperation with Haya Water Company, government authorities in Salalah, such of Nizwa, such as Farq and Hay Al Turath,
in order to maximize the utilization of as Salalah Sewerage Company, Dhofar with an average of 16,000 housing units.
infrastructure projects and unify efforts Municipality and Salalah Free Zone, which The residents will enjoy high quality fiber
to reduce cost and time. Efforts are facilitated the construction of the network. optic network which will help users chose
continuing with the aim of inaugurating About 1,800 housing units were connected the best from among the three operators.
some new areas in North Al Batinah in Dhofar, new Salalah, Al Saadah and
Governorate, specifically in Sohar, with an Raysut. Efforts are underway to cover the

Major Bandwidth Boost for Africa as PEACE

Heads South

lifetime of the cable. Once the cable is
live, individual cable stakeholders will
have the ability to independently structure
the network according to their own
specifications, without affecting others
using the same cable system. The PEACE
South extension will have an important
impact on connectivity from its current
African landing point in Mombasa all the
way to South Africa, opening new Southern
African Development Community (SADC)
and East African markets to cable partners.
In addition, PEACE South will provide
alternative routes for existing systems,
connecting southern Africa to Europe and
Asia with newer, faster high-bandwidth
technology and assisting the region to
improve Internet usage and reduce the
PCCW Global, the international operating overall success of the cable development cost of connectivity. When completed, the
division of HKT, Hong Kong’s premier project and the smooth implementation high-speed PEACE cable system will offer
telecommunications service provider, of operations, from survey activities and very low latency routes from China to both
and PEACE Cable International Network the issuing of the relevant country permits Europe and Africa, interconnecting three
Co., Limited, will cooperate on the through to manufacturing and factory of the world’s most populous continents,
PEACE South extension of the Pakistan acceptance. An experienced development whilst delivering a superior connectivity
East Africa Connecting Europe (PEACE) team has successfully steered the overall experience which will be ideal for a vast
submarine cable system. This cooperation project, including the implementation of array of commercial and consumer
positions PEACE as a major cable system an innovative commercial component applications. While still in development,
to head south from the crucial high- to bundle traditional and new capacity the PEACE cable system has already
speed Europe-Asia route, in a move that products and services on the same cable proved itself as being the fastest and
will deliver far-reaching connectivity system. New technologies deployed in most agile cable connecting Africa and the
benefits to the entire southern African the construction phase of the project Middle East to Europe. Mr. Frederick Chui,
region. The cooperation on extension will enable each country’s bandwidth Chief Commercial Officer, PCCW Global,
of PEACE to southern Africa follows the allocation to be modified during the said, “Since the construction of Peace East

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