TELECOM · SEGMENT
Fibre
Everything Umran tracks on fibre: the measures, the projects, who is building, what is missing, and what has happened.
Telecom Index 4 sourced indicators of 15
Indicators
| Indicators | Value | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
Backbone fibre plannedHow is this calculated?No data Planned, not built. The paired built-km indicator is the one that measures anything. Sources | 4,500km | Official | Saudi Press Agency |
Backbone fibre builtHow is this calculated?No data No figure published for fibre actually laid. This is the gap between announcement and asphalt, in one row. Sources | No data | Not available | No data |
FTTH connectionsHow is this calculated?No data Barq Net is committed to connecting 85% of homes and institutions within two years of its 15 June 2025 launch, which puts the deadline at 15 June 2027 — now sourced to the day. This row is the only thing that could verify it, and no figure for connections delivered is published. A commitment that is precisely dated and entirely unmeasurable is worth stating as exactly that. Sources | No data | Not available | No data |
Projects
Who is involved
Developments
SilkLink implementation agreement signed with stc Group
A joint venture 75% stc Group and 25% Syrian Sovereign Fund, to build more than 4,500 km of fibre and a submarine cable landing station at Tartus.
SilkLink — national fibre backboneSilkLinkstc GroupSyrian Sovereign Fund
Five Saudi–Syrian agreements worth more than USD 5.3bn, SilkLink among them
SilkLink was signed inside a package spanning aviation, telecoms, infrastructure and water desalination. This is the frame the sector's financing sits in: telecom is a line in a larger package, not a standalone deal.
SilkLink — national fibre backbonestc GroupSyrian Sovereign Fund
Minister sets out the split: SilkLink the backbone, Barq Net the last mile
The minister says SilkLink phase one completes within six to eight months, and that FTTH and fixed wireless access are under test in Damascus.
SilkLink — national fibre backboneBarq Net — fibre to the premisesMinistry of Communications and Information TechnologySyrian Telecommunications Establishment
Ministry launches the SilkLink project
The project goes to tender, drawing stc, Zain, Etisalat and Ooredoo.
SilkLink — national fibre backboneMinistry of Communications and Information Technology
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology Sourced