EPEG is a system that has brought together a diverse range
of highly experienced international partners to build
a unique system that will improve telecommunications.
Omantel inked a deal in Tehran with three international telecom partners based in Iran, UK and Russia. This deal will enable a new Vexpress cable system which will eventually connect Frankfurt in Germany to UAE.
3.2 TbpsThe design capacity of the new EPEG
system will be up to 3,2Tbps.
3,000 kmAbout 3,000 shorter
compared to submarine
systems on the route
540 GbpsInitial capacity
On June 8th 2011 a consortium of four leading telecom carriers from four countries signed the Construction and Maintenance Agreement for the new cable system — Europe-Persia Express Gateway (EPEG). The new system with an initial capacity of 540 (54×10) Gbps was put in operation in December, 2012.
The EPEG becomes a brand new high capacity fiber optic cable system which links Europe with Middle East and a possibility of further extension to Gulf regional countries and India subcontinent.
The system passes from Frankfurt across Eastern Europe, Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran and Persian Gulf to Barka, Sultanate of Oman. EPEG members Cable & Wireless, Rostelecom, Omantel, and TIC build and develop part of the network which operates through their own country. The route via Azerbaijan is organized on the basis of the capacity of the EPEG associated partner — Delta Telecom. The design capacity of the EPEG system is up to 3.2 Tbps with total length approx. 10,000 km, about 9,500 km is a terrestrial fibre cable.
The EPEG allows a telecommunication transit route alternative to the Red Sea, Suez Canal, Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea regions and plays an important role for traffic re-routing in case of earthquakes and disasters, which have been known to affect multiple systems at once.
Cable&Wireless Worldwide
Omantel
Rostelecom
Ministry of ICT. I.R. IRAN
Pavel Zaitsev
Senior Vice-President at Rostelecom
Mahmoud Khosravi
Managing Director at TIC
Dr. Amer bin Awadh Al-Rawas
CEO at Omantel
Rick Perry
Vice President, International Network Planning at Cable&Wireless Worldwide
EPEG will be based on DWDM technology. Highest density, and most reconfigurable DTN-X (Infinera) and Alcatel 1626 LM (Alcatel-Lucent) transmission platforms will be used on the system.
3.2 Tbps
Design Capacity
540 Gbps
Initial Capacity
5%
Submarine PartTerrestrial Part
Design latency
Frankfurt — Barka
91.97 ms
RTD
9,430 km Total Distance
Design latency
Frankfurt — Barka
98.51 ms
RTD
10,100 km Total Distance
EPEG consortium primarily sells bandwidth to wholesale carriers — 10 Gbps wavelength. A bandwidth can be purchased either as an Indefeasible Right of Use (IRU), or as a standard leases.
Europe — Persian cable network Express Gateway was opened in Iran.
June 2nd 2013
The efficiency of the new EPEG terrestrial route to carry the Gulf states’ traffic to Europe is demonstrated by the Internet research agency Renesys — See more at: http://www.renesys.com/2013/04/gulf-states-turn-to-iran-russia-for-internet/
April 22nd 2013
Omantel inked a deal in Tehran with three international telecom partners based in Iran, UK and Russia.
This deal will enable a new express cable system which will eventually connect Frankfurt in Germany to Oman.
December 12th 2011
Omantel inked a deal in Tehran with three international telecom partners based in Iran, UK and Russia.
This deal will enable a new express cable system which will eventually connect Frankfurt in Germany to Oman.
December 12th 2011
The detailed design of the EPEG segment from the Russian/Ukraine border to Frankfurt has been completed and installation is due to commence in near future.
December 12th 2011
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