DEWA expands its fiber optic network by 364 kilometers in 2023
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Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) extended more than 364 kilometers of fiber optic (FO) ducts in different areas of Dubai in 2023.
This has increased the total length of these cable ducts to 3,998 kilometers, 10% more compared to 2022. This is in line with DEWA’s efforts to build a world-class digital infrastructure that intensively uses the disruptive technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and digital transformation. DEWA invests in state-of-the-art infrastructure with gross fixed asset value exceeding AED 214 billion as of June 30, 2023. External FO ducts protect and route all FO cables used in communications, data transfer and remote operations. This enhances DEWA’s FO infrastructure and its smart grid, ensuring the availability of integrated and connected services 24 hours a day in accordance with the highest standards of availability, reliability, accountability and sustainability.
“We are committed to providing the best infrastructure, improving our performance and delivering our services in accordance with the highest global standards. We continue to expand DEWA’s reliable, secure and high-speed FO network to contribute to a new digital future for Dubai in vital areas and keep pace with the future needs of Fourth Industrial Revolution applications. The Smart Grid being implemented by DEWA, with a total investment of AED 7 billion, is an integral part of DEWA’s strategy to develop a next-generation infrastructure to manage facilities and services through intelligent and integrated systems that They use the latest technologies. ”
saying HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of DEWA.
DEWAThe FO network supports InfraX Network Operations Center, which DEWA implemented in collaboration with Huaweito provide pioneering digital services and enhance Digital DEWA’s intelligent services and value-added data center and cloud computing services. InfraX is a subsidiary of DEWA under Digital DEWA, the digital arm of DEWA. The fiber network also plays a key role in ensuring the continuity of innovative communication services with international standards in the UAE and expanding its use. This is achieved through partnerships with DEWA across different government organizations and commercial sectors to lease a portion of DEWA’s dark fiber networks to provide communication services.
News source: Dubai Press Office
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