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NEW SUBSEA CABLE CAPACITY IN THE MEDITERRANEAN IS TURNING THE REGION INTO A GLOBAL DIGITAL CROSSROADS BY KEITH SHAW
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ubsea cables, and indeed terrestrial links, enable the Internet traffic to flow across and between regions, with stops in major interconnected metros, and provide the foundation for digital economies, connecting millions of end users. One of the most interesting— and vital ‘new’ interconnected regions we see emerging today are based all around the Mediterranean Sea, landing in countries on Europe’s southern and southwestern shores. The Mediterranean plays an important role in enabling global connectivity because it occupies a prime geographic position between developed markets and new emerging
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markets. Countries in Europe and Asia Pacific have grown trade routes and economies in this way, which are now becoming increasingly known as ‘’digital backbones’’.
THE NEED FOR MORE DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY HUBS THROUGHOUT THE MEDITERRANEAN
Marseille has traditionally been the main cable landing site in the Mediterranean region, but Equinix believes that creating alternative subsea cable hubs in other Mediterranean markets will vastly enhance safety and reliability. This, in turn, will open up the benefits of subsea cables to a wider