The Medusa subsea cable, which spans 8,760km in length, will have two new landing points in Libya, connecting the coastal cities of Tripoli and Benghazi. Ibrahem Rahab CEO of LUIC and Norman Albi managing director of Medusa and AFR-IX telecom attended the signing ceremony in Tripoli earlier this week. Some segments of the Medusa cable house up to 24 fibre pairs capable of transmitting 20Tbs per fibre pair. At present, Libya has 13 cable landing stations along the country’s north coast, with only four subsea cables connecting them. Once complete the landing of the Medusa submarine cable system in Libya will significantly improve the country’s connectivity and communication infrastructure, which will foster economic development and regional integration.

Source: Libya Today November 08, 2023 09:46 UTC