The EU and EIB Global team-up to upgrade digital
The €342 million MEDUSA project will directly connect, for the first time, the Northern and Southern shores of the Mediterranean Sea and the Southern countries
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Medusa Cable Reaches Marseille, Marking Major Milestone in Europe
Medusa, the submarine fiber optic cable system owned by AFR-IX Telecom, landed this morning at the cable landing station in Marseille. This marks Medusa''s first landing and represents a
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A Look at $395 Million Medusa Submarine Cable Linking Europe to
The project is partly financed by the European Union. Once done, Medusa will connect major European nations such as Cyprus, Greece, France, Portugal, Italy, and Spain. Furthermore, it
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Nokia selected for Medusa Submarine Cable System to bring new
The Medusa subsea cable is a significant step toward closing the digital divide between Europe and North Africa, connecting countries such as Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Algeria, and Egypt with high
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Invisible highways: The vast network of undersea cables
These invisible highways, consisting of fiber-optic wires connecting landing points, are placed hundreds of metres below the surface of the ocean by cable-laying ships.
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6 European Submarine Cables to Watch in 2026 | Capacity Europe
A big build is coming to northern Europe in 2026, where GlobalConnect will lay four subsea cables connecting Sweden, Estonia and Finland. 300km of cables will be built between Gotland in Sweden
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Factsheet Medusa is by far the largest submarine cable project in
With a length of 7,100 km, it will be the longest submarine fiber optic cable in the Mediterranean. The total estimated cost of the project amounts to € 342 million.
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Medusa cable begins Mediterranean expansion with Marseille landing
The Medusa system will span around 8,700km with 19 landing points, linking 12 countries across North Africa and Southern Europe, including Portugal, Morocco, Spain, France, Algeria,
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Submarine communications cable
It invested $100 million in producing two specialized fiber-optic cable laying vessels. These included laboratories in the ships for splicing cable and testing its electrical properties.
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The EU and EIB Global team-up to upgrade digital connectivity to the
The €342 million MEDUSA project will directly connect, for the first time, the Northern and Southern shores of the Mediterranean Sea and the Southern countries among themselves via a high-capacity,
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Internet Infrastructure Map (2026)
Explore the physical backbone of the internet with our interactive map of undersea fiber optic cables, peering exchange points, and more. Visualize the growth of global connectivity.
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