The two will create ‘a new digital corridor’ linking Italy to Singapore through Mobily’s terrestrial network and the AAE1 cable in Jeddah
Sparkle, Italy’s leading international infrastructure operator, and Mobily, which operates in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, are to create a new route to connect Europe to South-East Asia. They have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to this effect, which they say will meet the growing demand for secure, diversified connectivity between the two continents.
Under the MoU, the parties are to leverage Sparkle’s and Mobily’s terrestrial networks and the AAE1 cable in Jeddah to connect Italy to Saudi Arabia then on to Singapore.
Capacity will be available to network providers, ISPs, enterprises, content and application providers in levels from 10 GB to 100 GB and beyond. Customers will benefit from access to Mobily’s network and Sparkle’s to access their portfolio of services such as Layer-1, Layer-2 and IP. These services provide virtual access to leading Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) and Mobily’s services in Saudi Arabia and Sparkle services in Italy and Europe.
“This new diverse route will enhance the resiliency of global network connectivity between East/Middle East to Europe, thereby supporting the growth of Data Centers and content diversification for OTTs and Hyperscalers in the region. We are happy to have this cooperation between Mobily and Sparkle for such an important project”, said Thamer A. Alfadda, SVP Wholesale of Mobily (pictured above, right).
“We are pleased to collaborate with Mobily in the realization of this intercontinental digital corridor, in which Saudi Arabia plays a primary and pivotal role, that will enable better communication between Europe and the Indo-Pacific while accelerating the development of digital services in all the countries crossed”, said Enrico Bagnasco, CEO of Sparkle (pictured above, left).