Submarine fiber cables are cables made of fiber optics laid beneath the sea to carry telecommunications between countries.

Submarine cables carry telephony traffic as well as data communications traffic, such as internet broadband, VoIP, IP-TV and other IP-Based services.

Communication cables were first made of copper, but now it is more common to build cables using fiber optics for numerous reasons, mainly:

• Fiber optic cables can carry much higher capacity compared to copper cables at a much lower cost.
• Low power consumption, light weight, less volume, etc… made fiber optics the first choice for building communications cables whether submarine or terrestrial.

The Middle East in general and Egypt in particular, is becoming a major communications hub / gateway, linking Europe, Africa and Asia, and claiming one of the fastest internet traffic growth rates in the world with 97% annual growth since 2005.

Due to this huge demand and fast growing traffic utilization, more and more telecom operators, both international and local, are focusing on providing services to the customers in this region. Accordingly Bridge Technologies, is participating in this booming industry by offering solutions and services to telecom operators, enabling them to meet their customers’ needs with stability and consistency in the Middle East.