This fiber optic cable, expected to be completed in 2027, will provide ultra-high capacity (24 pairs of fibers, up to 720Tbps) and low latency connectivity, connecting Iraq with Gulf countries including Qatar, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait. Iraq's National Investment Commission (NIC) has announced a new strategic vision aimed at delivering major projects to support Iraq's economy and sustainable development. As a transit hub, Iraq will be able to link all the neighbouring countries to the global fibre optic network and act as the path of least resistance between Europe and Asia, fulfilling a long. The OM4 fiber type was standardized in 2009, and compared to OM3 fiber, it has a higher modal bandwidth of 4700 MHz/km, while OM3 has a modal bandwidth of 2000 MHz/km. It is owned and operated by iQ Group, a leading Iraqi fiber optic provider founded in 2005.
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