Your backup route to the Middle East

Data sheet Europe-Persia Express Gateway (EPEG)

Our fibre cable system

Europe-Persia Express Gateway The Europe-Persia Express Gateway (EPEG) is an alternative, high-speed cable system which provides additional connectivity between Europe and the Middle East.

The EPEG cable system will provide a major alternative cable route from Oman to Europe. At present, cables mainly

go through Egypt and the Gulf of Suez. However, with this alternative route from Oman to Germany, telecom operators will get an alternative option to existing routes.

The system passes from Frankfurt across Eastern Europe, Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran and the Persian Gulf to Barka, Sultanate of Oman. As a Tier 1 investor in the Europe-

Persia Express Gateway, Vodafone Carrier Services offers robust and reliable network connectivity through a next-generation cable system.

In order to meet the growing demand for bandwidth between these regions, the Europe-Persia Express Gateway terrestrial cable offers high-speed, low latency connectivity with the latest technology to meet growing demand for bandwidth between these regions.

The new system was launched with an initial capacity of 540 (54×10) Gbps and was put in operation in December, 2012. The design capacity of the EPEG system is up to 3.2 Tbps with a total length of approximately 10,000 km, and about 9,500 km of it is a terrestrial fibre cable.

EPEG access points

Customers will be able to access the EPEG cable systems at these access points:

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Country City

Germany Frankfurt

Iran Tehran

Oman Muscat

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A backup route to keep communication seamless

The EPEG allows a telecommunication transit route alternative to the Red Sea, the Suez Canal, Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea regions and plays an important role for traffic re-routing in case of earthquakes or any other disasters, which have been known to affect multiple systems at once.

Why Vodafone Carrier Services?

• Global reach and scale

- Over 1 million km of network including terrestrial and undersea.

- 800 international PoPs across 150 countries.

- Partnerships with all the top tier carriers.

- Capacity on 73 cable systems, including 25 major international submarine cables.

• Leadership and quality of service Vodafone helps carriers to be ready to meet growing market demand for transatlantic bandwidth. Our high-speed networks give your customers the bandwidth capacity they need now and for the future. Our commitment to service and quality ensures you and your customers can always rely on connectivity from Vodafone.

Next steps

To discover more about how EPEG from Vodafone can grow your business and extend your reach, please contact your Account Manager or get in touch at: carrierservices@vodafone.com

For more information, please visit: http://www.vodafone.com/business/carrier-services

Frankfurt, Germany

Budapest, Hungary

Kiev, Ukraine

Rostov-on-Don, Russia

Belgorod, Russia

Stavropol, Russia

Makhachkala, Russia

Jask, Iran