The FIG system is designed to deliver up to 720 Tbps of capacity across 24 fibre pairs to meet sustained demand from hyperscalers, cloud providers, AI platforms and data centre operators. Ooredoo has contracted Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) to build the cable. The 2Africa consortium of Bayobab, centre3, China Mobile International, Meta, Orange, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone Group and WIOCC, is developing an impressive 45,000 km submarine cable system, which is the world's largest subsea cable project, fostering interconnection between Europe, Asia, and Africa. Ooredoo Group and du to Land FIG Subsea Cable in the UAE, Expanding High-Capacity Data Flows Across the Region Doha, Qatar and Dubai, UAE – 7 May 2026: Ooredoo Group today announced a partnership with du to land the Fibre in the Gulf (FIG) subsea cable system in the UAE, marking further progress in. Initiated by NEQSOL Holding and implemented through its subsidiary AzerTelecom, the Digital Silk Way is a large-scale digital infrastructure project designed to build a high-capacity transit fiber-optic network linking Europe with Central and South Asian markets / Digital Silkway The Trans-Caspian. Qatar's Ooredoo Group announced on Thursday it has signed a partnership deal with du to land Ooredoo's planned Fibre in the Gulf (FIG) subsea cable system in the UAE. The SING cable is envisioned as a low-latency route linking key digital hubs across.
