…16 international telecommunications companies, including Verizon, France Telecom, TATA, Bharti, CAT (Telecom Thailand), Telecom Malaysia, Telecom Egypt,  SingTel, Tunisia Telecom, Algeria Telecom, Saudi Telecom, Etisalat, Bangladesh Telecom, Pakistan Telecom, Telecom Italia Sparkle and Sri Lankan…

…ongoing coverage, the way social media was being used by an increasingly connected population reminded me of the civil unrest from earlier this year in Egypt and other parts of the Middle East.   Now I am by no means comparing the shocking lack of morality from the UK rioters to the historic events of…

…switching equipment for all 16 cable landing sites as well as for 100G transport for an upgrade of the terrestrial link connecting Alexandria to Suez in Egypt. The deployment will commence in the first quarter of 2011, and will provide substantial capacity increase to the existing cable system (ultimate capacity…

…coherent technology.  Earlier this year Reliance Globalcom used Ciena 40G for a separate 6,400km submarine link connecting the UK, Spain, Italy and Egypt (see Reliance Globalcom picks Ciena 40G for 6,400km submarine route upgrade).  Also highlighted in today?s press release was the recent deployment…

…  And that’s exactly what Reliance Globalcom is doing with a 6,400 kilometer submarine network link connecting the UK, Spain, Italy and Egypt.  Today, Ciena announced that Reliance Globalcom is deploying Ciena’s ActivFlex 6500 to enable 40G speeds across this high-traffic submarine…

…providers, is deploying its market-leading coherent 40G optical networking solution on a cable route that connects the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy and Egypt. Spanning more than 6,400 kilometers, the upgraded cable route will add 2.4 Terabits per second (Tbps) of capacity on a crucial submarine route from…

…separate 40G ultra long haul deployment on the Reliance Globalcom network to support a 6,400 kilometer submarine link connecting the UK, Spain, Italy and Egypt. * More recently, Reliance Communications leveraged Ciena’s coherent 40G solutions to support an upgrade of its nationwide long-haul network in…

…manage data networks and telecommunication infrastructure projects. Established in 1999, Salec has implemented extensive infrastructure projects in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Greece, and a number of other countries in the region. For more information, please visit http://www.salec.com/.

…telecommunications company, better known as BTC Networks. It has offices in Jeddah, Riyadh, Khobar, and Madinah. Outside the Kingdom, branches were established in Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, and Iraq. For more information, visit http://www.btc-networks.com/.