Orange and ASN start major new Mediterranean subsea cable system

Communication links between Africa and Europe are set to improve one the construction of a major new subsea cable system is complete.
The new network, which will connect multiple locations in North Africa and Southern Europe, is named Medusa, after independent submarine infrastructure operator that is partnering with Orange and Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) to build and run it. Medusa will cover a total distance of 8,700 kilometres, which will make it the longest cable in the Mediterranean Se