With a capacity of 720 terabyte per second (Tbps) and 24 pairs of optical fibers, the FIG is one of the most advanced cables in the world, signifying a quantum leap in the Gulf region's digital infrastructure, according to a statement from CITRA. Kuwait's Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA) awarded a contract license to Ooredoo group for the submarine cable, Fibre in Gulf (FIG). The gigantic project connects seven Arabian Gulf countries - Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi. Qatari telco Ooredoo Group has announced plans to build a subsea cable connecting seven countries in the Middle East. The cable will land in Qatar, Oman, the UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Iraq, providing 720Tbps of capacity across 24 fiber pairs. Dubbed The Fiber in Gulf (FIG) cable. Ooredoo Group has signed a historic agreement to build a new submarine cable connecting seven countries in the region – Qatar, Oman, the UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Iraq – with Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN), a leading French company in the manufacture and installation of submarine. Doha, Qatar/Kuwait City, Kuwait – Ooredoo Group has signed an Administrative License Agreement with the Communications and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA) to land the Fibre in the Gulf (FIG) submarine cable in Kuwait, securing the project's first landing point and reinforcing. rect burial or in ducts. Above ground installations including above ground duct and aerial supports shall not be accepted unless specifically approved by the MOI on a case-by-case basis.