Long de 8 760 km, Medusa will be the first and longest submarine cable system to connect the main countries of the Mediterranean. It will connect nine countries in North Africa and southern Europe by 2024 and 2025 including Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece, Cyprus and France with Marseille. The partnership with Orange will allow users of the Medusa system toaccess all data centers in Marseille, simply and safely. As part of this ambitious and strategic project, the operator ” strengthens its submarine cable access strategy thanks to new urban infrastructures connecting all data centers “Said Orange in a press release. Marseille will become a digital gateway to Europe and internationally for global exchanges.
A 16th internet submarine cable anchors in Marseille
Marseille: international digital gateway
« Marseille has always been a strategic place of interconnection in the Mediterranean and partnering with Orange will allow us to offer a cutting-edge service, in a context of growing needs in the digital economy. With this agreement, all Medusa landings in the Western Mediterranean are fully secured and ready for implementation “, highlighted Norman AlbiCEO of Medusa.
Marseille: a floating data center in the port
« In order to guarantee and continue to improve the quality of its international networks, Orange is investing in more than 40 submarine cables worldwide representing nearly 450,000 km “, further specifies the press release.