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Iraq-UAE Data Cable Links Turkey to Gulf
16 Feb
Summary
- A $700 million data cable will connect UAE to Turkey via Iraq.
- The project aims to ease data route congestion and reduce transit times.
- It will be privately funded and take four to five years to complete.
An Iraqi-Emirati consortium is set to construct a new subsea-and-terrestrial data cable, branded WorldLink, with an estimated cost of $700 million. This ambitious project will link the United Arab Emirates to Turkey, traversing through Iraq.
The WorldLink initiative involves an undersea cable stretching from Fujairah in the UAE to Iraq's Faw peninsula. From there, the connection will continue overland north to the Turkish border. This venture is privately funded and is projected to be completed within four to five years.
