The international "PEACE cable" laid with an investment by Ooredoo Maldives to connect the Maldives to Singapore, Europe and Africa will begin services to the public in the middle of the year, the Communications Authority of Maldives (CAM) has said.
Speaking at a press conference held by the Local Government Ministry last week, CAM CEO Ilyas Ahmed said configuration work was ongoing after laying all the cables in the project was done. If work goes ahead on schedule, the public will benefit from the cable's services by the middle of the year, he said.
"This is a cable that connects directly to the main networks of the world's telecommunication services through a third country...positive changes coming to the quality and latency of internet and telecommunications services as well as to prices will be very much enabled as a result of this cable," he said.
The submarine cable laid by Ooredoo was the first international cable landing on an island outside Hulhumale’.
The PEACE cable is a 15,000 kilometer submarine cable that connects Asia, Africa and Europe. The massive project was undertaken jointly by Huawei Marine, Tropic Science Company Ltd, China-ASEAN Information Harbor Ltd, China Construction Bank and Huawei Marine Networks. The companies signed the agreement for the project in 2017.
The submarine cable will connect the Maldives to Singapore and 15 European countries in addition to Eastern Africa.
Ooredoo said it invested in the PEACE cable to improve the quality of internet services. The project will increase the readiness of the network for providing the revolutionary 5G service, which will connect the Maldivian people with new technology, new innovations and social and economic development, Ooreedo said.
