06 February 2025

Telecom Egypt has established a Mediterranean submarine connection on the 2Africa cable with the technical support of Cisco. The operator is thus strengthening its digital infrastructure to better meet the growing demand for capacities for new services.

“The exponential growth of capacity-intensive applications, such as cloud services and artificial intelligence (AI) in the region, is fuelling the demand for increased capacity in submarine networks. This requires consistent and high-performance transmission systems. This project allows Telecom Egypt to maximize the potential of its submarine assets on the 2Africa cable,” said Telecom Egypt in a statement.

Operators in Africa are diversifying their activities to ensure their growth for the years to come. According to Statista, the size of the Egyptian AI market is expected to reach $1.16 billion in 2025 and show a compound annual growth rate of 27.85%, representing a market volume of $3.97 billion by 2030. The platform also indicates that the revenue of the public cloud market is expected to amount to $929.40 million in 2025, before growing at a compound annual rate of 25.47%, reaching $2.3 billion by 2029.