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Iraqi-UAE Consortium Plans $700 Million Data Cable Amid AI Boom
The $700 million WorldLink cable will create a new Asia-Europe data route and support Iraq's transit corridor ambitions, consortium leaders said.
- An Iraqi-Emirati consortium plans a $700 million WorldLink cable linking the UAE to Turkey via Iraq, including an undersea route from Fujairah to Faw peninsula, Ali El Ekabi said.
- Earlier this month, Saudi Arabia and Syria announced SilkLink, a roughly $1 billion fibre-optic project to rehabilitate Syria and create an Asia-Europe data route.
- Consortium members include Tech 964, Iraq-Kurdish DIL Technologies, and UAE-based Breeze Investments, with Nayef Al Ameri said, `AI infrastructure readiness is a necessity as we witness its adoption worldwide`.
- Gulf neighbours are racing to tap connectivity demand and attract data centre investment as backers say these projects aim to create alternative Asia-Europe transit routes.
- With state responses limited, the Emirati government and Saudi government did not comment, while the Syrian telecoms ministry said SilkLink improves route diversity and is competitive on performance and resilience.
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The Economic TimesIraqi-UAE consortium plans $700 million fast data cable network
A major data cable project is planned connecting the UAE to Turkey through Iraq. This $700 million initiative aims to boost regional connectivity and attract investment. The WorldLink project will feature an undersea cable and an overland route.
Project, branded WorldLink, will comprise undersea cable from Fujairah, UAE to Iraq's Faw peninsula
The project, named WorldLink, would include a submarine cable from Fujairah, in the United Arab Emirates, to the Faw Peninsula, in Iraq.
Iraqi-UAE consortium plans $700 million data cable amid AI boom
An Iraqi-Emirati consortium is planning a $700 million subsea-and-terrestrial data cable linking the United Arab Emirates to Turkey via Iraq, one of the project's backers said, just over a week after the announcement of a Saudi-backed fibre-optic project in Syria.
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