Medusa reaches Aqaba through Coral Bridge—but the route still needs a handoff
Aqaba Digital Hub will reach the Medusa network through the Coral Bridge. The commercial value depends on the unannounced route, handoffs and service terms.
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Petal puts multi-core fibre on the transatlantic timetable
Meta's Petal targets 1 Pbps between the US and France in 2029. The important shift is not the headline number, but multi-core fibre moving into a commercial cable.
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EXA Meridian and the return of operator-built transatlantic capacity
EXA Meridian will put 24 fibre pairs and more than 500 Tbps on a New Jersey–UK route in Q4 2029. The important shift is who is buying the capacity.
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Egypt's eastern cable corridor is becoming a carrier route
Telecom Egypt's 200-kilometre Sharm El Sheikh–Taba cable will add a 5-Pbps design path to a landing point already tied to Aqaba. The commercial model now matters.
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Trans-Caspian cable: the terrestrial test starts now
The first fiber across the Caspian is now on the seabed. Its value for Europe and the Balkans will depend on terrestrial diversity, capacity disclosure, and a credible RFS.
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800G coherent ships, 1.6T enters the deployment window
LightCounting now expects 800G optical transceiver shipments to more than double in 2026, with 1.6T sales surpassing $2 billion for the first time. For regional carriers, this is the year when the cost-per-bit math for second-generation coherent flips.
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