Lebanon has reached an important milestone in strengthening its telecommunications infrastructure with the arrival of a new submarine cable that will connect the country with Cyprus.
According to the Lebanese newspaper Nidaa Al Watan, MP Chawki Dakash announced that the Cadmos 2 cable arrived on 11 November at Okaibeh beach, in the Keserwan district, aboard the specialist vessel Sophie Germain, operated by Orange Marine.
The cable was connected to a dedicated connection chamber located beneath the beach sand as part of work to establish the new Lebanon-Cyprus telecommunications link.
First new international cable since 2010
Dakash described the project as the first new international submarine cable to reach Lebanon since 2010, making it an important step towards modernising the country’s telecommunications infrastructure.
He thanked Lebanon’s Telecommunications Minister Charles Hajj and the ministry officials involved in bringing the project forward.
The MP also said he had been following the project’s development for approximately three years, despite the economic and regional crises facing Lebanon.
Cadmos 2 aims to bring Lebanon into a new digital era
Dakash drew a symbolic connection between the cable’s name and Cadmus, the figure from ancient Greek mythology associated with bringing the alphabet to the world.
Just as the ancient Cadmus was said to have introduced the alphabet, he said, Cadmos 2 would help bring Lebanon into a new era of digital communication.
The cable’s arrival and connection on the Lebanese coast mark an important technical milestone. However, the report did not specify when the new link is expected to enter full commercial operation.
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