The Medusa Submarine Cable System, the largest subsea connectivity project in the Mediterranean, has reached a major milestone with the successful landing of its cable in Nador, Morocco. The landing reinforces Medusa’s objective to deliver resilient, high-capacity digital connectivity between Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.
Located in northeastern Morocco, Nador becomes a strategic node in the system’s expanding footprint. The project plans to deploy more than 8,700 kilometres of submarine cable with 19 landing points, with remaining landings scheduled progressively throughout 2026. The Morocco landing follows earlier deployments in Marseille, France, in October and Bizerte, Tunisia, in November, highlighting the steady rollout of the network across both shores of the Mediterranean.
Orange Morocco and inwi played key roles in supporting the landing, working closely with the Medusa project team to advance national and regional connectivity objectives. Orange stated that the cable landing station in Nador is Morocco’s first open-access submarine cable infrastructure, designed to host multiple operators in line with the country’s infrastructure-sharing strategy.
The facility has also been engineered to accommodate future submarine cables, reinforcing Morocco’s ambitions to position itself as a major digital hub connecting Africa, Europe, and the wider Mediterranean region. The project aligns with broader European Union initiatives aimed at strengthening digital infrastructure, cross-border research collaboration, and connectivity resilience across the Mediterranean basin.
Medusa’s landing in Morocco marks a significant step toward building a more interconnected and future-ready digital corridor linking three continents.
