#####Communications completed project linking Iraq world countries via submarine cables

01/19/2013 12:00 am

Baghdad Isra al-Samarrai
Completed by the Ministry of Communications project linking Iraq world countries through submarine cables for the transport of all kinds of information to different parts of the globe, as the ministry confirmed that the service is currently available in Basra and circulated soon to all other provinces.

Said senior agent for technical affairs ministry Amir al-Bayati said in a statement the "Brief Center for the Iraqi Media Network": that the ministry has completed a project to link Iraq marine cables for the transport of all kinds of information to different parts of the globe.

He explained that the submarine cable is one of the main means of communication that have been achieved in the field of transport and exchange of data and data digital around the world, stressing that the phone services and Internet services and video over this cable is faster and cheaper, as used by cable compared with satellites that were used to transport data-capacity low and very high costs.

As noted Bayati that service is currently available in the center of Faw in Basra province, said he will circulate this service in other provinces after the completion of contracts with private companies in this area for the marketing service in Iraq reduced from 70 75 percent, pointing out that this project will create the spirit of competition between companies including will reflect positively on the users of this service.

It is noted that this project will be a quantum leap in the country's telecommunications sector after linking Iraq through world countries integrated Atsalatyh system over the Arabian Gulf region.


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