Telecom Egypt and SubCom Complete IEX Cable Landings in Egypt

Telecom Egypt (TE), a telecom operator in Egypt, in collaboration with SubCom, the global subsea data system supplier, and the India-Europe-Xpress (IEX) partners, has announced the successful completion of the IEX Subsea system’s landings in Egypt. This subsea system, landing at Zafarana2 on the Red Sea and Sidi Kerir on the Mediterranean, connects two seas and continents via two diverse trans-Egypt terrestrial crossing routes.

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Enhancing Connectivity Between India and Europe

The completion of the IEX Subsea system directly connects India (Mumbai) to Europe (Milan, Italy), offering improved diversity along the route. With each segment designed for high-capacity transmission featuring 13 fiber pairs, partners can now provide advanced, high-capacity services to meet the growing global digital demand.

Telecom Egypt’s Role

Telecom Egypt played a significant role in facilitating the landing of the IEX Subsea system by securing smooth, speedy, and flexible local permits, approvals, and landing-related logistics. The telco provided landing facilities and support in Egypt, along with new diverse terrestrial crossings between Zafarana2 and Sidi Kerir landing stations, the official release said.

SubCom’s Engineering Expertise

With its coastlines on both the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, Egypt serves as the nexus between Africa, Europe, and Asia. Meanwhile, SubCom was selected to engineer, manufacture, and deploy the 10,000 km IEX system, which includes their space-division multiplexing (SDM) and Wavelength Selective Switch (WSS) ROADM technology.

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