Connectivity enabler enhances route diversity in the Middle East region
Dubai: GBI, a global cloud, connectivity and content enabler, joined the SmartHub Internet Exchange (SH IX) - Etisalat’s carrier neutral internet exchange platform in the MENA ICT market.
Amr Eid, Chief Executive Officer of GBI, said, “We are pleased to join Etisalat’s SmartHub Internet Exchange which will enhance our network and the diversity of our routes providing access to the region’s markets.”
Ali Amiri, Group Carrier and Wholesale Officer, Etisalat said, “We are glad to host GBI into our ecosystem. This partnership will add greater value to the SmartHub platform further enriching our global network and connectivity propositions.”
The Etisalat’s SmartHub Internet Exchange (SH IX) is designed to handle significant end-user traffic and makes Internet communication easier and cost-effective. SmartHub IX works towards providing a resilient, redundant and robust network with efficient engineering support. SmartHub IX interconnects global networks, content providers and eyeball networks. Etisalat offers a world class infrastructure and environment to clients seeking to broaden their exposure and growth into new productive and emerging global arena.
SmartHub IX offers public peering platform for its members, accentuating a significant performance through state of art network coupled with high speed terrestrial and submarine cables. SH IX facilitates bilateral peering arrangements with regional, telecoms, ISP’s and renowned content providers for traffic localization.
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About GBI:
www.gbiinc.com
Gulf Bridge International (GBI) is a global cloud, connectivity and content enabler that owns and operates a smart, fully managed service network. Our multilayer terrestrial and subsea cable meshed network bridges the East to the West through the Middle East, empowers businesses, connects societies and contributes to the region’s transformation towards knowledge-based economies. Our agility, business innovation and diverse portfolio of services make us a partner of choice for carriers, ISPs, governments, and the smart living ecosystem. We are a carrier’s carrier and an enterprise global managed services provider dedicated to turning the region into a global connectivity hub.
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About Etisalat:
Etisalat Group is one of the world’s leading telecom groups in emerging markets. Headquartered in Abu Dhabi, Etisalat was established four decades ago in the UAE as the country’s first telecommunications service provider and has grown to provide innovative ICT solutions and services to 162 million subscribers in 17 countries across the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
Aspiring forward, Etisalat’s mission is to provide a best-in-class total customer experience domestically and internationally, deliver attractive returns to shareholders while investing in the long-term future of the company, and supporting economic development in all the markets Etisalat Group operates in.
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