Alliance International Management (AIM) and the Gulf Cooperation Council Interconnection Authority (GCCIA) have signed a deal to provide digital infrastructure services in the Middle East using GCCIA fibre optic terrestrial cable system.
The GCCIA cable system will be used by the Alliance Networks, which will launch in the near future, and will run over power grids and offers connectivity to all GCC countries, allowing Alliance Networks to provide high bandwidth and capacity to customers, carriers, cloud and content providers.
Alliance Networks will enable carriers, enterprises, cloud, and content providers to benefit from accelerated access to networking and data centre infrastructure across the region, through a single platform, contract, and experience.
“The first phase of the project is defined as the interconnection phase in which, all GCC countries will be interconnected to function as a single region/country and thus, addressing the need for seamless regional connectivity. This phase brings cloud, content, and communications to the edge and closer to users across the Middle East,” said Adel Al Daylami, CEO, AIM, which is engaged in management consultancy activities in the ICT sector.
This partnership will provide enhanced network performance, low latency, direct one-hop cloud connectivity, and Internet peering services to the majority of the digital service providers across the GCC. It will also address low-latency edge requirements and ensure seamless content delivery to the last mile through a robust footprint of network nodes spread across the region.
The terrestrial fibre cable which spans 1,400 km, will be managed by Alliance Networks giving the company full control and manageability. Additionally, the cable will be interconnected with other regional submarine cables giving access to onward connectivity to Europe and Asia and major regional landing stations.
Furthermore, Alliance Networks services will be built over the state-of-the-art Optical Transport Network (OTN) and aims to provide a reliable alternative to customers including cloud, content and carriers to cater to their connectivity at a reasonable cost.
“AIM and Partners with GCCIA will elevate the standard of communications services for customers in the region,” Al Daylami said.
