12 February 2025

1,200km long and with a capacity of 20Tbps, it will connect the city of Bizerte in Tunisia to Marseille in France. The work will begin this year and commissioning is scheduled for 2026. The contract period is 25 years.

"We are particularly proud to take part in the trans-Mediterranean digital connectivity project. By connecting our fibre optic infrastructure to this Mediterranean system, Tunisie Telecom will provide more innovative and secure solutions to best meet the expectations of its customers, while contributing to the development of the Tunisian digital ecosystem," said Lassâad Ben Dhiab, CEO of Tunisie Telecom.

This initiative comes a few weeks after the announcement of the launch of 5G by the Minister of Communication Technologies, Sofiene Hemissi as part of the national strategy to strengthen connectivity and digital sovereignty in Tunisia. With the acceleration of digital transformation, the country is increasing bandwidth to, among other things, reduce its dependence on existing infrastructure, secure its access to the global Internet and improve quality of service for businesses and users.