Telecom Egypt and SubCom, a global subsea data system supplier, announced the successful completion of two landings of the Southeast Asia-Middle East-Western Europe 6 (SEA-ME-WE-6) subsea cable system in Egypt: one in Port Said on the Mediterranean coast and one in Ras Ghareb on the Red Sea.
Telecom Egypt facilitated the connection between the two coastal landing places by establishing diverse and resilient terrestrial crossing routes.
With this, the SEA-ME-WE-6 subsea cable has completed its landing in Egypt.
This milestone is an important step in the continuous expansion of the cable system, which is expected to improve connectivity across the region.
SEA-ME-WE-6 is the sixth edition of the SEA-ME-WE cable system family.
The system connects Singapore (Tuas) to France (Marseille), crossing Egypt’s territory terrestrially. SubCom serves as the contractor responsible for building the subsea cable system.
According to Telecom Egypt, upon completion, the SEA-ME-WE-6 cable system will provide a critical connectivity between Africa, Asia, and Europe via its 17 landing points considerably improving global network infrastructure.
Spanning a distance of 21,700 km, the system’s consortium comprises 16 major subsea cable providers, including Telecom Egypt, alongside BEYON B.S.C (Bahrain), Bangladesh Submarine Cables PLC, Bharti Airtel Ltd. (India), China United Network Communications Group Company Limited, Dhiraagu (Maldives), Djibouti Telecom, Microsoft (United States), Mobily (Saudi Arabia), Orange (France), PCCW Global , Singtel (Singapore), Sri Lanka Telecom, Telekom Malaysia, Telin (Indonesia), and Trans World Associates (Pakistan).
Mohamed Nasr, MD and CEO of Telecom Egypt, commented:“ “These two landings enable the connection between the Red Sea and Mediterranean segments of the cable via two diversified unique trans-Egypt terrestrial crossing routes.
“Over the years, the Eurasia route between Southeast Asia and Europe has proven its importance and effectiveness in carrying critical telecommunication traffic.
“Thus, we keep developing new routes to connect Singapore and Egypt, adding layers of diversity, enhanced marine paths and much-needed capacity.
“These strategic landings underscore our commitment to enabling countries across the region and beyond to realize their digital ambitions by investing in building a robust, resilient, and future-ready network to serve the global subsea community."
David Coughlan, President and CEO of SubCom, commended Telecom Egypt and its consortium partners on the successful landings of SEA-ME-WE-6 in Port Said and Ras Ghareb, which he described as another significant step towards complete deployment of this extensive undersea cable system.
He added: “From engineering to route design, and manufacturing to installation, SubCom has played a vital role in making SEA-ME-WE-6 a reality for its operators and their customers. Our team looks forward to the next set of milestones associated with this impressive project.”
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