MUSCAT: SUB.CO has announced that the 10,000 km Oman Australia Cable (OAC) has been completed in Barka, Oman.
In a statement published by the Australian subsea cable specialist, it was said that this cable is the first diverse cable in the world between Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia (EMEA) and was announced for the first time in 2019.
The cable is being built by SUB.CO which will connect Muscat with Perth in Australia, via a route that bypasses regions within Asia that are affected by regional conflicts or extreme natural events. It is known as the “Great Southern Route” and will form part of the only path from the US to EMEA that avoids the Sunda Strait and disputed South China Sea.
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“I am incredibly excited to achieve this milestone and knowing the finish line is so close after what can only be described as some of the most extraordinary and challenging times I’ve ever seen in the industry. With all the landings completed we now move towards final splice and then final testing and commissioning,” said Bevan Slattery, founder of SUB.CO, in a report published by Capacity Media
He further said that after its announcement in 2019, the company said that the decision to land the cable in Oman was driven by investment from cloud, network and data centre providers.
Oman has become an attractive international hub in recent times with Omantel, the country’s first telco, building 13 international submarine cable systems through the region. OAC is expected to be ready for service in July 2022.
