The ANDROMEDA system will connect Israel, Cyprus and Greece, and extend reach via other subsea systems
Tamares Telecom and Grid Telecom have agreed to build ANDROMEDA, a subsea optical fibre cable system connecting Greece, Cyprus and Israel.
Tamares is a fibre-based international communications and data service provider and network operator, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Aluma Infrastructure Fund. Grid Telecoms is a wholly owned subsidiary and the telecoms vehicle of the independent power transmission operator (IPTO) of Greece. New corridor The partnership aims to create a new telecoms corridor between Europe and the Middle East, leveraging the strategic positions of Greece and Israel. The alternative route will offer wholesale customers connectivity and reach across Europe, the Mediterranean and Arabian Peninsula, which “is much needed by the regional economy,” the two said in a statement.
The ANDROMEDA system will connect Israel, Cyprus and Greece through an alternative low latency path between Europe and the Middle East. Its reach will be extended through other subsea and terrestrial links westwards to the Balkans and key destinations in Central and Western Europe, and eastwards to the Arabian Peninsula and other destinations.
Emerging powers
Grid claims to be emerging “as the prime wholesaler in the Greek market” as it “exploits IPTO’s extensive optical network in Greece and neighboring countries and integrates the network with its own fibre links and points-of-presence. The result, Grid says, is network diversity, security and low latency while creating a new carrier neutral, open-access, connectivity hub in the region.
Tamares Telecom owns and operates TAMARES-NORTH, a high-capacity subsea cable system between Israel and Cyprus, with extensions to multiple international destinations, providing customised communication and cloud infrastructure solutions and services.
The agreement for ANDROMEDA is in line with Tamares’ strategy of strengthening its infrastructure, expanding its international network and increasing its entry points to Europe by providing an eastern gateway via Greece through the new cable system.