Sparkle and Turkcell sign subsea cable MoU

News The MoU was signed during this year’s MWC Barcelona Sparkle and Turkcell have announced a new partnership to develop a subsea cable in the Mediterranean. This week, at MWC Barcelona, the two companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to build a 4,000 km subsea cable linking Turkey and Europe. The cable will connect Izmir, Turkey, to Chania, Greece, with a design capable of handling more than 25 terabits per second (Tbps) per fibre pair. It will also extend to Milan, Italy, through Sparkle’s BlueMed Cable System, improving connectivity between Turkey and key European hubs. This project aims to strengthen the region’s internet infrastructure by providing a more diverse and resilient route for data to travel. It combines Sparkle’s expertise in global subsea systems with Turkcell’s established presence in Turkey, creating a high-quality network to meet the increasing demand for bandwidth and faster internet speeds. As data traffic continues to rise, the new subsea cable will help address these needs. “Thanks to a unique low-latency path between Izmir and Chania, integrated with BlueMed, we create a new alternative digital corridor for communications between Europe, the Middle East and Asia. This collaboration is also part of the development of our GreenMed project which will further stimulate digital acceleration throughout the region and beyond,” said Enrico Bagnasco, CEO of Sparkle in a press release . “This subsea cable solution, with its impressive capacity between Izmir and Chania and a total distance of 4,000 km, offers a promising alternative route to the existing ones, enhancing geographical redundancy and ensuring that the international data connection remains uninterrupted even in the event of disruptions along traditional paths,” said Dr. Ali Taha Koç, CEO of Turkcell. “This project not only strengthens the resilience of global data infrastructure but also provides a robust option for hyperscalers and content providers seeking reliable and secure connectivity between the East and the West. In a world where the demand for seamless, high-capacity internet connectivity is ever-growing, this project plays a crucial role in reinforcing the stability of international communications,” he continued. Keep up to date with the latest telecoms news by subscribing to the Total Telecom daily newsletter Also in the news: Vodafone and AST spacemobile launch European satellite broadband compan Discussing the fate of the BEAD Program with Dr. Nathan Smith Verizon business partners with Singtel and Skylo on IoT