The "MEDUSA" project, developed by AFR-IX telecom and manufactured by Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN), represents the Mediterranean's most extensive submarine cable initiative to date. Orange Tunisia has announced the operational commissioning of the Medusa submarine cable, a strategic digital infrastructure that sustainably strengthens Tunisia's international connectivity and consolidates its positioning as a digital gateway between the two shores of the Mediterranean. Announced this week, the cable landed in Bizerte, following the landing in Marseille, France, last month. The initial segment of Medusa will link Marseille with Bizerte and Nador (Morocco), with landings expected between late. Orange has announced that its ViaTunisia subsea cable segment, which links Marseille, France, to Bizerte, Tunisia, has officially achieved Ready for Service (RFS) status.
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