NaiTel, a licensed telecommunications provider in Jordan and the telecom division of Aqaba Digital Hub (ADH), together with Telecom Egypt, total telecom operator in Egypt and one of the region’s largest subsea cable operators, announced the completion of the Coral Bridge subsea cable connecting Egypt and Jordan. The Coral Bridge subsea system made its first successful landing in Taba, Egypt, before being deployed across the Gulf of Aqaba and finally reaching Aqaba, Jordan. This project is the first direct subsea cable connection between the two countries in over 25 years, forming a high-fibre-count digital link across the Gulf of Aqaba and a major milestone in regional digital infrastructure.
On the Egyptian side, Coral Bridge is the first subsea telecommunications system to land at Telecom Egypt’s newly developed cable landing station in Taba, which is part of the company’s broader international digital infrastructure in the Sinai Peninsula. In Jordan, the cable system landed at ADH’s Tier III carrier-neutral facility in Aqaba, supporting redundancy and recovery frameworks for enterprises and hyperscalers hosted within the data center.
By leveraging the strategic locations of both nations and Telecom Egypt’s large subsea ecosystem, the Coral Bridge subsea cable provides seamless onward connectivity across Asia, Africa and Europe. The 15-kilometer cable, with 48 pairs of fibers, has the ability to carry over 1 Petabit of data traffic to address increasing demands for data-intensive applications like cloud computing and artificial intelligence. It also ensures shorter duration comparatively, thus minimizing latency as well as costs.
Engineered to the highest technical and international standards, Coral Bridge has been built with resilience and sustainability in the long term. The project reflects a balanced approach to environmental responsibility, capacity, and performance. The collaboration between NaiTel/ADH and Telecom Egypt demonstrates how regional partnerships can unlock substantial value while laying the groundwork for future cross-border digital infrastructure across the Middle East and beyond.
Eyad Abu Khorma, Founder and CEO of Aqaba Digital Hub (ADH), stated: “Coral Bridge is more than just a cable—it’s a strategic asset for the entire region. It lands at ADH’s carrier-neutral facility in Jordan, enhances regional market access, featuring one of MENA’s largest data centers. By enabling a direct digital bridge between Aqaba-Jordan and Sinai Peninsula-Egypt, we are strengthening regional resilience and opening new opportunities for high-performance infrastructure and sovereign connectivity.”
Mohamed Nasr, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer at Telecom Egypt, added: “The strategic proximity between Taba and Aqaba creates a vital opportunity to establish a robust corridor for data connectivity across the Middle East and Europe. Through our collaboration with NaiTel, leveraging their carrier-neutral ecosystem in Aqaba via the Aqaba Digital Hub, the Coral Bridge subsea cable system will aggregate substantial regional traffic and channel it through Egypt’s diverse terrestrial routes to the Mediterranean Sea. This critical infrastructure is key to meeting the region’s growing data demands, supporting data center expansion, and enhancing the resilience of subsea cable networks in the region.”