- Orange Maroc, Telecommunication company has signed a deal with Medusa Submarine Cable System for the construction of a submarine cable system. The new submarine cable is expected to enhance Morocco’s digital interconnection to Europe.
Orange Maroc, Telecommunication company has signed a deal with Medusa Submarine Cable System for the construction of a submarine cable system. The new submarine cable is expected to enhance Morocco’s digital interconnection to Europe and will act as a gateway for digital exchanges in Africa..
Announcing the deal, Orange, said that the new submarine cable system will be the longest of its kind in the Mediterranean boosting trans-Mediterranean digital connectivity. It will also share the infrastructure with other telecommunication operators. CEO of Orange Morocco, Hendrik Kasteel, said in a statement that the landing and submarine cable infrastructure in the Nador region, will connect Morocco to the North African and Southern European countries involved in this project.
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The statement said that the company also has plans to strengthen its market foothold in Africa by investing in a major fiber optics network in West Africa. The network connects eight African countries, by relying on 20,000 kilometers of terrestrial and submarine infrastructure.
