Mohamed Nasr, Senior Executive at Telecom Egypt, highlights the company’s strategic efforts to expand its network infrastructure and position Egypt as a global leader in digital connectivity. Telecom Egypt has made significant strides in both domestic and international markets, focusing on robust network resilience, global subsea cables, and strategic partnerships.
Telecom Egypt has laid a strong foundation by connecting Egypt to the global subsea cable community, facilitating 10 subsea cable landings over the past five years, including key projects like 2Africa, Africa-1, and PEACE. This extensive subsea network is complemented by 10 terrestrial crossing routes connecting the Red Sea and Mediterranean, with plans for further expansions in the Sinai Peninsula, forming a resilient network mesh that integrates seamlessly with global systems.
The company is focused on enhancing Egypt’s role as a hub for AI, IoT, cloud services, and other next-gen solutions, leveraging partnerships with international players such as NaiTel, 4iG, Huawei Cloud, AWS, and Colt. These collaborations are helping Telecom Egypt expand network reach and resilience, with a focus on building high-speed internet transit nodes, local cloud services, and new international gateways to Europe.
In response to challenges like route diversity and network resilience in the Red Sea, Telecom Egypt has partnered with Gulf nations to develop new high-capacity systems combining subsea and terrestrial links. The company is also expanding Mediterranean entry points to Europe, with ongoing projects in Albania and Greece aimed at enhancing connectivity and meeting growing demands for network diversity.
Key infrastructure projects, such as the activation of a Mediterranean link on the 2Africa subsea cable system, further cement Telecom Egypt’s role as a critical player in global digital traffic, with over 260Tbps of international transit traffic already passing through Egypt.
Domestically, Telecom Egypt is addressing the surge in demand for digital services by modernizing its networks. The company is replacing copper cables with fiber-optic networks, with a focus on fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) and increasing broadband speeds. These efforts have significantly boosted Egypt’s fixed broadband speeds, making it the fastest in Africa and North Africa.
The company’s initiatives also align with Egypt’s Digital Egypt vision, ensuring digital inclusion for underserved rural areas and bridging the digital divide. Telecom Egypt is investing in cloud infrastructure, 5G, and data centers to position the country as a regional hub for data and cloud services.
Telecom Egypt’s strategic investments in infrastructure, partnerships, and innovation are propelling the country’s digital transformation and enhancing its global competitiveness. Through these initiatives, Telecom Egypt is empowering businesses and consumers with reliable, future-ready connectivity while reinforcing Egypt’s role as a digital gateway connecting Africa, Asia, and Europe.
