While one of Italy’s first international and one of the world’s top 10 operators announced its collaboration with Google and others to build the undersea cable systems called Sparkle, Blue and Raman, Blue will connect Italy, France, Greece and Israel, while Raman will connect Jordan, Saudi Arabia. It will connect Arabia, Djibouti, Oman and India.
In particular, Blue will be deployed on a new route in the Mediterranean, crossing the Strait of Messina and heading north, rather than following the traditional route through the Sicilian Canal. As a result, internet service providers, carriers, telecom operators, content providers, businesses and institutions will benefit from high-speed internet and cutting-edge capacity services that provide unmatched variety
BlueMed’s flexible design enables unmatched delay times and spectral efficiency, both seamless fast connectivity throughout the Mediterranean Basin, and advanced subsystems based on specific customer requirements.
In addition, Sparkle’s Genoa Open Landing Platform will become the alternative priority access for future submarine cables seeking a distributed entry into Europe, relocating to Milan’s rich digital marketplace, thereby bringing a new crossing point between Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Europe. getting ready to come. Blue and Raman are expected to be operational in 2024, while the Tyrrhenian portion of BlueMed is scheduled to be available in 2022.
“We are extremely proud to take our partnership with Google to the next level with this cutting-edge transcontinental infrastructure move,” said Sparkle CEO Elisabetta Romano. and strengthen our presence in the Mediterranean region with the enhanced BlueMed.”