Thursday, September 21, 2006
Fibre-optic cable to link Iran to Iraq
Communications
Iran’s communications network will be linked to Iraq’s via the fibre-optic terminals at Iran’s western border. Following agreements reached between the Iranian and Iraqi authorities, it was decided that a fibre-optic network will be installed at the communications terminals of the Iranian border cities of Mehran, Khosravi, Parviz-Khan and Sumar to connect the nation with Iraq, the Persian service of Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) said on Wednesday.
Iran has almost finished its part of the project and its fibre-optic network is already connected to the Iranian border city of Mehran but the Iraqi side of the project has not been completed yet, the report quoted a provincial official as saying.
Referring to the problems facing the project development he cited the rugged mountainous terrain of the region as an issue that the Telecommunication Company of Ilam Province wiould struggle with. However, he added, in order to establish communications between the two nations - particularly for the Iranian pilgrims traveling through the province to visit the Shia holy sites in Iraq - the province’s telecommunications company is determined to set up services covering all the roads of the region.
Iran has almost finished its part of the project and its fibre-optic network is already connected to the Iranian border city of Mehran but the Iraqi side of the project has not been completed yet, the report quoted a provincial official as saying.
Referring to the problems facing the project development he cited the rugged mountainous terrain of the region as an issue that the Telecommunication Company of Ilam Province wiould struggle with. However, he added, in order to establish communications between the two nations - particularly for the Iranian pilgrims traveling through the province to visit the Shia holy sites in Iraq - the province’s telecommunications company is determined to set up services covering all the roads of the region.
