Du signs up to SEA-ME-WE 5

UAE telco Du has joined an international consortium comprising of several telcos to build South East Asia – Middle East -Western Europe 5 (SEA-ME-WE 5). An agreement was signed in Kuala Lumpur to mark the project.

SEA-ME-WE 5 is an undersea cable system with an approximate length of 20,000 km passing Southeast Asia to Europe. This mega project will connect 15 countries. SEA-ME-WE 5 cable system will branch to the UAE with Du’s landing station in Fujairah. With a direct connection of the UAE to the SEA-ME-WE 5 cable system, the capacity will increase the quality of data service and Internet from the UAE to Europe and South East Asia.