Sparkle, the first international service provider in Italy and among the top global operators, and Cyta, the leading provider of integrated electronic communications in Cyprus, announced the arrival of the BlueMed submarine cable in Cyprus at Cyta’s Yeroskipos landing station.
BlueMed is Sparkle’s new cable connecting Italy with several countries bordering the Mediterranean and up to Jordan and is part of the Blue and Raman Submarine Cable Systems—built in partnership with Google and other operators—that stretch further in the Middle East up to Mumbai, India. With four fiber pairs and an initial design capacity of more than 25 terabits per second (Tbps) per pair, the system delivers high-speed, low-latency, scalable connectivity across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
This is a new important stage for BlueMed, a project that embodies our commitment to innovation and collaboration, linking Europe with Africa and the Middle East through a state-of-the-art infrastructure,” said Enrico Bagnasco, CEO of Sparkle, adding: “Today, we are also particularly glad to celebrate this milestone with our long-standing partner Cyta, confirming our shared commitment to strengthening connectivity in the Mediterranean basin.
With the branch to Yeroskipos station, Sparkle secures a key point of presence in Cyprus while Cyta gains access to the BlueMed submarine cable system, enhancing connectivity between Cyprus, Greece, and other Mediterranean countries. This enables Cyta to better meet the growing demand for advanced internet services and digital content in the country, while strengthening Cyprus’s role as a strategic digital hub, providing direct connectivity to Greece, Western and Central Europe via Genoa and Marseille, and the Levant through other eastern Mediterranean neighboring countries.
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The connection of Cyta to BlueMed will further enhance the Cyprus digital ecosystem and reinforce the island’s position as a key digital hub in the eastern Mediterranean,” said George Malikides, Chief Technology Officer of Cyta. “The arrival of BlueMed in Cyprus marks a pivotal step forward in our ongoing mission to strengthen the island’s international connectivity.
BlueMed has received funding from the European Commission under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) program, confirming its strategic relevance for improving digital resilience and connectivity across Europe and beyond.
