High capacity fiber optic cable system linking Europe and Middle East discussed in Baku

The third meeting of Europe Persia Express Gateway (EPEG) Consortium was held here yesterday.
Addressing the event, Azerbaijan`s Deputy Prime Minister Abid Sharifov said with country`s leading communication company Delta Telecom UK`s, Russia`s, Iran`s and Oman`s huge companies gathered to discuss EPEG, brand new high capacity fiber optic cable system. Azerbaijan participates as a main and reserve transit route in this project.

Deputy Minister of Communication and Information Technologies of Azerbaijan Iltimas Mammadov briefed the meeting participants on achievements in ICT sector of the country. The EPEG chairman spoke about the importance of project.

The system will pass from Frankfurt across Eastern Europe, Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran and Persian Gulf to Barka, Sultanate of Oman. EPEG members Cable & Wireless, Rostelecom, Omantel, and TIC will build and develop part of the network which operates through their own country. The route via Azerbaijan will be organized on the basis of the capacity of the EPEG associated partner — Delta Telecom.


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