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Tiger Cable System, a consortium formed
to operate an international terrestrial
cable system between the Arabian Gulf to
Europe via Iraq, Iraqi Kurdistan and Turkey,
has signed a partnership agreement with
Bahraini company Rapid Telecom.
Tiger project manager Dr Kassim Hassani
said: “We are delighted to sign the strategic
partnership agreement with Rapid Telecom,
which has an immediate connectivity to all
telecom operators in the GCC countries.”
“Once fully implemented, Tiger Cable
System will provide high speed broadband
and low latency connectivity from the
Middle East to Europe.”
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalid Al Khalifa,
chairman of Rapid Telecom, said: “Forming
strategic partnerships with leading telecom
operators and providers in Bahrain and
the region is of utmost importance to us.
This partnership with Tiger Cable System
will enable us to expand our regional and
international reach, as well as provide
customers in Bahrain with innovative
solutions that meet their business needs. We
look forward to building on this partnership
with Tiger, which we believe will bemutually
rewarding to both companies.”
Tiger’s network topology is based on
utilizing an existing network of operators in
the region to reduce the total cost of the
system and the construction time of the
cable.
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