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Mobily signs 15-year agreement with Reliance Globalcom, becomes its first customer on Hawk cable system
TT Correspondent |  |  22 Apr 2013

Mobily, a leading mobile communications and technology provider in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has becomes Reliance Globalcom’s its first customer to be activated on the newly launched Hawk submarine cable system in the Mediterranean Sea.

The company has signed a signed a 15 year IRU agreement with Reliance Globalcom, for purchase of multiple 10Gs of international bandwidth capacity, connecting Saudi Arabia to Europe and the United States.

This is the only cable system in the Mediterranean region which is fully owned and managed by a single service provider, ensuring hassle free service delivery and assurance.

Reliance Globalcom owns and operates one of the world’s largest and most advanced private submarine network spanning more than 73,000 kilometers.

The Middle East is one of the fastest growing markets in the world and Reliance Globalcom has a very strong presence in the region, serving all the large telecom operators and ISPs. Our association with Mobily is yet another testimony to our leadership position in delivering leading edge communication solutions in the Middle East region”

Early this month Reliance Globalcom, has activated its Hawk submarine cable system in Egypt. Its integration with the Reliance Globalcom Network will address increasing bandwidth demand from India, Middle East, Europe and US.
 
It will create new opportunities for carriers in the Middle East and India to cater to growing customer requirements for high-speed, reliable and cost-effective solutions. Hawk is the only cable system in the Mediterranean region which is fully owned and managed by a single service provider, ensuring hassle free service delivery and assurance.

The 4-fiber pair submarine Hawk cable system, built by Reliance Globalcom last fiscal to initially set up the world’s first Mediterranean Gateway and Hub at Cyprus, has demonstrated its strong resilience as it carried 180 Gbps of data during the recent cable cut off Egypt and India.

Rory Cole, Chief Operating Officer, Reliance Globalcom said Reliance Globalcom’s lowest latency network will immensely benefit Mobily to seamlessly extend their reach by leveraging on our network assets globally and offering an enhanced quality experience to their customers.”

“This association is not only about offering low latency routes to our customers, but also to offer our customers the flexibility, diversity, and resiliency with improved performance on this new crucial route”, said Mobily’s Senior Executive Vice President Wholesale & Carrier Services, Amer Abdullah Mowafi.

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22 Apr 2013(IST)  
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