Intelligent Data Centres Issue 09 | Page 44

FEATURE Ciena provides foundation for new Batelco Gulf Network Batelco has selected Ciena’s Converged Packet Optical Platform as the foundation for the new Batelco Gulf Network Cable System which connects all countries across the GCC as a reliable alternative to submarine cables with greater scalable capacity and shorter inter-Gulf latency. This runs over a state-of-the-art optical transport network and provides Bahrain with a new international gateway enabling it to deal with mission critical traffic. 44 Issue 09 0 www.intelligentdatacentres.com