Arqos
Submarine fiber cables approaching a Sicilian shoreline

Connectivity

Mediterranean cable corridors

Sicily concentrates subsea landings that connect European markets with Southern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.

Eastern Sicily coastal landing geography

Landing locations

01

Palermo

Western access and carrier-neutral interconnection for systems spanning Europe, North Africa and Asia corridors.

02

Catania

Eastern Mediterranean corridor with systems including SMW5, IMEWE and Malta links.

03

Mazara del Vallo

Dense southern landing cluster linking Europe with North Africa and further MENA routes.

Interconnection

From beach manhole to Mediterranean marketplace

Carrier-neutral facilities in Sicily aggregate capacity from island landing stations, enabling peering, backhaul and lower-latency access for African, Mediterranean and Middle Eastern traffic relative to northern European gateways.

  • SeaMeWe systems
  • IMEWE
  • BlueMed / Blue-Raman corridor
  • Medusa
  • MENA / GBI
  • Italy–Malta & North Africa bilaterals

Strategic context only. Referenced cable systems and third-party facilities are not represented as owned, controlled or contracted by Arqos. Capacity and latency require technical due diligence.