For the first time, Google and Facebook pass their bandwidth through Iraq
For the first time, Google and Facebook pass their bandwidth through Iraq
7-8-20242024/07/08
The Ministry of Communications revealed, today, Monday, that Google and Facebook are passing their capacities through Iraqi territory, confirming that this is happening for the first time, while indicating that the transit projects will provide financial returns to the country.
The ministry’s spokesman, Omar Al-Amiri, said in a press statement, “The ministry has made great strides in strengthening Iraq’s geographical position in the matter of transit and passing communications traffic and Internet capacities across Iraqi territory.”
Al-Amiri explained that “the Ministry of Communications signed a new contract a few months ago on the transit level, not by sea but by land,” indicating that “this line passes through the south, then the center, reaching the Kurdistan region, and exits to Turkey and connects Asia to Europe via Iraq.”
He added that “the Ministry of Communications has fulfilled its promises regarding transit and exploiting Iraq’s location,” noting that “Iraq’s geographical location and its exploitation in international communications traffic and its return to the International Telecommunication Union in a prestigious manner will provide financial returns, in addition to the fact that many international companies will pass their capacities through Iraqi territory.”
He referred to the “Road of Civilizations Transit Contract that was signed months ago,” stressing that “Google and Facebook passed their capacities through Iraqi territory, for the first time.”
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