The GBI network™ will be configured as a self-healing ring network within the Gulf, providing maximum protection from cable cuts and maximum quality of service with minimum disruption.

Double landings at the major terminals of Qatar and Fujairah (UAE) with branched landings in Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain and special consideration to system powering provide for additional layers of redundancy.

The network is planned to have two fiber pairs throughout the Gulf and uses DWDM technology state-of-art technology of 128 x 10 Gb/s wavelengths per fiber pair to achieve a total system design capacity of 2.56 Terabits per second, thus providing ample room for growth over the next 15 years.