Optical cable brings great economic returns to Iraq

Serves all sectors and serves as an international gateway
Baghdad / Shukran al-Fatlawi
In order to boost economic revenues, in light of the financial crisis experienced by the country as a result of the decline of oil prices in world markets, and to enable the possession of a government network secured will in turn establish an effective electronic government, as well as make the Internet available to all Iraqis at high speeds and cheap prices, Optical cable (SCIS).
General Manager of the International Network Services (SCIS) Ali Mohammed Al-Qasab. The project has been developed by the state-of-the-art national digital platform based on high-capacity fiber optic infrastructure network, enabling the country to have a secure network that puts it in the ranks of the developed countries and makes it a non-consumer producer of data and information.
"The Iraqi government charges 17 percent of total project revenues (not profits) to the Ministry of Communications, as well as 20 percent of total revenue to the Ministry of Finance as sales tax," Al-Qassab told Al-Sabah.
And 37 per cent of total revenues, which account for more than 65 per cent of profits, counted in very large amounts in light of the economic crisis experienced by the country as a result of the fall in world oil prices, which is considered the main source of the state budget.


Marine cables
Al-Qassab added that Iraq will be an international gateway to data stakes, which qualifies for the first time to benefit economically. He explained that Iraq has never benefited from this resource. Internet networks in the Gulf region and the Middle East are connected by marine cables, which are connected all over the world. , Adding that the light cables that pass through the Red Sea and Egypt or spread across the African continent, and because they are marine corridors, it has problems and difficulties in repairing cables when any cut, and may take weeks to repair sometimes, but the new network will add corridors of the current network of cables, A will increase the number of lanes
Linking Europe to the Middle East and the Far East.


Added Value
Al-Qassab added that the optical cable project strengthens the country's status as a leader in the technology market by activating the transit of international capacities. It also constitutes an added value to the Iraqi national security through finding interests for all countries of the world as a result of the passage of these international capacities in Iraq. Ensuring the safety and security of the country, not to mention that it provides a complete infrastructure for the establishment and activation of e-government, which contributes to the simplification of government procedures and linking all state institutions with a single secure network, which the country currently lacks.
He pointed out that the project works to provide secure infrastructure for the security and defense sectors through the processing of 6 light filaments and a length of 4000 km, especially the security and defense system, and is completely separated from any devices for the project, as well as providing ready infrastructure for projects of security surveillance cameras in cities, This system to 70 percent of the cost of connecting these cameras without a project.


Data centers
"The project guarantees the creation of giant data centers that will enable it to be a product of information and knowledge, and provide local capacity and an internal metro network, which opens the door to many applications in the fields of health, education and e-government, as well as the revival of commercial applications.
It also provides the basic infrastructure for mobile operators to provide 3G services and future generations. It will also increase the gross domestic product of Iraq as well as increase the per capita income of Iraq in proportion to the speed of the Internet, according to several studies and data of the World Bank and many other competent organizations.


Project Equipment
He concluded by saying that the project is implemented and managed by the Ministry of Communications represented by the General Company for the services of the International Information Network and in partnership with the company (Ertlenk and Symphony Communications), pointing out that Cisco International is the one who provided the equipment and equipment of the project from Advanced and modern switches are responsible for technical support and maintenance of these devices.

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