Telecom Egypt and Cisco Announces 2Africa Subsea Cable System

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Telecom Egypt, one of the largest subsea cable operators in the region, announced the activation of a Mediterranean subsea link on the 2Africa subsea cable system. The project is in collaboration with Cisco, the worldwide leader in networking and security technologies.

Collaboration is the cornerstone of innovation, and Telecom Egypt is pleased to be supported by Cisco on this important project. Enhancing the capacity of Telecom Egypt’s well-established subsea infrastructure is meeting the surging demand for bandwidth-intensive services such as cloud computing and AI across the Mediterranean and beyond, stated Mohamed Nasr, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Telecom Egypt.

Telecom Egypt reiterates its unwavering commitment to investing in advanced network technologies and solutions to address growing demand while enabling international connectivity through strategic telecommunication highways.

Using Cisco’s cutting-edge Network Convergence System (NCS), the link creates a high-capacity connection between Port Said, Egypt, and Marseille, France, via Genoa, Italy.

The exponential growth of capacity-intensive applications such as cloud and AI services in the region is fueling the demand for expanded subsea network capacity, which requires advanced, high-performance, coherent transmission systems. This project enables Telecom Egypt to maximize the potential of its subsea assets on the 2Africa subsea cable, enhancing the efficiency of its cable operations and boosting international traffic capacity.

In the AI era, reliable and fast network connections are more critical than ever. Cisco’s collaboration with Telecom Egypt on the 2Africa cable exemplifies the potential for enhancing network capacity over very long distances, stated Gordon Thomson, Vice President, EMEA Service Provider at Cisco.

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Enabled by Cisco’s cutting-edge NCS, the system offers data transmission powered by Acacia’s multi-haul coherent module, delivering high performance with less power per bit. It allows network operators to enhance capacity across any cable, enabling precise adjustments to optical transmission signal bandwidth, modulation format, and spectral efficiency. At 45,000 kilometers long,2Africa is one of the world’s largest subsea cable systems, interconnecting Europe (eastward via Egypt), Asia, and Africa.