Telecom Egypt, in partnership with Jordanian telecom operator NaiTel, has successfully completed the deployment of Coral Bridge, a cutting-edge subsea cable system that directly connects Egypt and Jordan across the Gulf of Aqaba. This marks the first direct digital bridge between the two nations in more than 25 years, ushering in a new era of regional connectivity and digital infrastructure.
Spanning 15 kilometers, Coral Bridge links Taba, Egypt, to Aqaba, Jordan, and is equipped with 48 high-capacity fiber pairs, capable of transmitting over one petabit of data. This robust infrastructure is set to dramatically enhance the performance of cloud computing, artificial intelligence applications, and digital services across the region, delivering faster speeds, reduced latency, and more cost-effective data transmission.
On the Egyptian side, Coral Bridge is the first cable to land at Telecom Egypt’s newly established Taba landing station, a strategic addition to the company’s growing infrastructure footprint in the Sinai Peninsula. In Jordan, the cable terminates at the Aqaba Digital Hub’s Tier III carrier-neutral data center, offering hyperscalers and enterprises new options for data backup, disaster recovery, and regional expansion.
Both Telecom Egypt and NaiTel emphasize that Coral Bridge is more than a technological milestone, it’s a strategic corridor that strengthens the resilience of subsea networks and facilitates seamless data flow between Africa, Asia, and Europe. The system is expected to play a pivotal role in supporting regional digital transformation and global connectivity.
Eyad Abu Khorma, CEO of Aqaba Digital Hub, described Coral Bridge as a “strategic asset” that enhances Jordan’s digital market access and supports one of the largest data centers in the MENA region. Mohamed Nasr, Managing Director and CEO of Telecom Egypt, added that the cable will “aggregate regional traffic” and route it efficiently through Egypt’s diverse Mediterranean pathways.
The launch of Coral Bridge comes amid a surge in subsea cable investments across Africa, with major projects like Google’s Equiano, Meta’s 2Africa, and the Asia-Africa-Europe-2 (AAE-2) system positioning the continent as a global hub for internet infrastructure. Egypt, with its strategic geographic location and expanding cable network, continues to play a central role in this transformation.
