Telecom Egypt signs deal to build Sharm El Sheikh–Taba subsea cable link

• Telecom Egypt signed a contract with Power Sub Link to build the Sharm El Sheikh–Taba subsea cable.
• Project extends the Red Sea Subsea Festoon system to Taba, forming a continuous subsea route through Sinai.
• Planned as a 200-km, repeaterless, high-fiber-count link with about 5 petabits-per-second design capacity.
• System targets faster Red Sea-to-Mediterranean connectivity via the Internet Corridor of Egypt, boosting route diversity for international traffic.
• Ready-for-service timeline set for Q4 2027.

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