ISLAMABAD – Today, SCO has added another achievement in its glorioushistory of about 43 years, when Pak-China Optic Fiber Cable (OFC) link wasmade operational, carrying commercial traffic from China to internationaldestinations.
The commercial traffic on the recently commissioned link is being carriedfrom Urumqi (China) to Frankfurt (Germany) by the SCO-PTCL consortium.
Pak-China OFC link is the first ever cross-border connectivity establishedbetween the two neighboring countries. This is also the very first timewhen well organized, high capacity cross-border terrestrial connectivityhas been established by a public sector organization in Pakistan.
The vital communication link, besides its strategic and socio-economicdimensions, has the potential to carry high volumes of traffic from Chinato international destinations in the Middle East, Africa, and Europe forwhich traffic projections are very healthy.
Despite challenges, all members of SCO worked untiringly for timelycompletion of the one and only ICT project so far planned under the ambitof CPEC.
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The successful completion and commissioning of flagship Early Harvest ICTCPEC Project is a testimony to organizational strength and professionalacumen of SCO for which all members of the organization deserveappreciation.
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