FEATURE: CABLING
Saraya Aqaba, the luxury mixed-use tourism and leisure destination located on the
shores of the Red Sea in the Gulf of Aqaba in Jordan
With the ability to provide Gigabit
connectivity, FTTH opens up a range
of possibilities. Among these are triple
play services – the packaging of voice,
high speed Internet, and television
as a combined offering from a single
telecom provider.
Convenience and safety are also top
priorities for the developers of the
mega-project which is why vital services
such as fire alarms, CCTV, intercoms,
and access control will all be connected
to a centrally managed system via the
secure FTTH network.
As this is the first FTTH project in the
country, the project’s consultants were
keen on leveraging the expertise of
qualified experts for the undertaking.
Having successfully delivered many such
projects in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and
Oman, R&M boasted an impressive list of
regional references and was fully qualified
to provide the technical expertise and
guidance necessary through the design,
deployment and testing phases. Product
quality was also a major factor in vendor
selection as the network had to meet
present and future requirements.
“Today we provide 10GbE connectivity
over this network, but thanks to the
quality and capabilities of the solutions
we have invested in, we can increase
this speed by a factor of four without
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having to make any changes to the cabling
infrastructure,” explained Raed Al-Omari.
Optimiza has utilised R&M’s Cat. 6 copper
cabling system for a horizontal cabling system.
The entire compound is networked by FTTH
using GPON technology whereby every
subscriber has broadband-ready connectivity.
The deployment has also entailed the use of
specially customised Smart Home cabinet
solutions from R&M, housing copper, fibre
optic as well as the ONT equipment from the
service provider on all customer premises.
“R&M is proud to add another high-profile
city development project to the list of FTTH
successes. With the advancement of technology
in the Middle East and the tech-savvy nature
of consumers, FTTH is the clear way forward to
meet growing expectations. Thanks to market-
leading solutions and the efforts of the expertly
qualified partner Optimiza, Saraya Aqaba
“Saraya Aqaba
today has a future-
proof physical
infrastructure
upon which the
latest services can
be offered.”
Mohammad Sweidan, Area
Director, Africa, Levant and
Kuwait at R&M Middle East,
Turkey and Africa
today has a future-proof physical
infrastructure upon which the
latest services can be offered,” said
Mohammad Sweidan, Area Director
– Africa, Levant & Kuwait at R&M
Middle East, Turkey and Africa.
Here Mohammad Sweidan
gives us more information
about the project:
What are the major benefits
of Fibre To The Home
connectivity to users of
Saraya Aqaba?
Fibre to the Home (FTTH) enables
the owners and operators of
Saraya Aqaba to offer the highest-
grade performance to residential
and commercial users. With this
backbone in place, they intend
to offer a host of critical services
including voice, data, IP services as
well as run security systems such
as CCTV on the network. All of this
can be done with assured quality,
performance and control.
What were the
challenges of installing FTTH
at Saraya Aqaba?
Saraya Aqaba has a unique
topography which is characterised
by sandy and rocky terrain.
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