EXA Infrastructure and SOCAR Fiber collaborate for Red Sea route diversity
NETWORK SYSTEMS
EXA Infrastructure , the largest dedicated digital infrastructure platform throughout Europe , connecting North America and Asia via the Middle East , has signed a strategic partnership with SOCAR Fiber to develop a new terrestrial fibre optic route that will provide diversity to the traditional Red Sea corridor used by submarine cables .
The new 1850km route will span the breadth of Türkiye , between Greece and Georgia , and contemplates further construction towards the Iraq border to provide connectivity into the Gulf region .
The partnership between EXA Infrastructure and SOCAR Fiber highlights Türkiye ’ s role in the digital ecosystem and the importance of diverse digital corridors between Europe and the Middle East and Asia . The SOCAR Fiber cables are buried adjacent to the TANAP gas pipeline , providing exceptionally high levels of reliability , and integrate seamlessly with EXA ’ s Trans Adriatic Express network which utilises the TAP gas pipeline to Italy .
Steve Roberts , SVP of Network Investments at EXA Infrastructure , said : “ Terrestrial routes in the region have been an important area of development across the industry for several years , but these have now become a priority . The vulnerability in the Red Sea region has shown that the industry needs more investment in diversity .
“ We are committed to investing in route diversity and ensuring our customers can access Europe and North America with as many secure paths as possible , and this partnership with SOCAR provides an ultra-reliable and highly scalable alternative to the Red Sea into Turkey and the rest of Europe .”
SOCAR Fiber is a subsidiary of SOCAR Türkiye . Since 2013 , it has been providing secure electronic communication infrastructure services over its 1,850 km long fibre optic infrastructure along the TANAP Natural Gas Pipeline route .
This fibre optic line , which spans Türkiye from east to west , serves 20 provinces and 67 districts . The co-operation agreement with EXA Infrastructure strengthens SOCAR Fiber ’ s position in the sector , and the company will continue to significantly contribute to Türkiye ’ s Digital Transformation in the future .
In addition to leasing a pair of fibre optic cable ends , the agreement allows EXA Infrastructure to market other cable ends of SOCAR Fiber to major global data centre operators . �
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