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Medusa makes its way to Morocco

Medusa makes its way to Morocco

The Medusa Submarine Cable System, the largest subsea connectivity project in the Mediterranean, reached another major milestone this week with the successful landing of its cable in Nador, Morocco.

The arrival of Medusa in Nador, a coastal city and provincial capital in the northeastern Rif region of Morocco, is described as underscoring the project’s mission to strengthen digital infrastructure by providing resilient, high-capacity connectivity routes between Europe and North Africa. 

This landing will be followed by the deployment of the remaining landings throughout 2026, ensuring the progressive expansion of the system across the region. Medusa’s vision is to deploy over 8,700 kilometres of submarine cable to interconnect Southern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, with 19 landings.

This achievement follows the recent deployments in Marseille, France, in October and Bizerte, Tunisia, in November, reinforcing the system’s steady progression across both shores of the Mediterranean.

As essential contributors to the project’s success in the country, operators Orange Morocco and inwi have worked closely with Medusa during the landing in Nador, supporting the project’s development in the country and strengthening Morocco’s position in the regional connectivity landscape.

Hendrik Kasteel, CEO of Orange Morocco, explains: “This project was made possible thanks to the commitment of our teams in Morocco and the global expertise and support of the Orange Group and its specialised subsidiaries, Orange Marine and Elettra TLC."

This achievement also aligns with broader EU efforts to strengthen digital connectivity, research collaboration, and infrastructure across the Mediterranean.

Orange says the cable landing station (CLS) in Nador is the first open access infrastructure in Morocco dedicated to submarine cables. The company adds that it will welcome other national operators, in line with the Morocco’s infrastructure pooling strategy, to serve the entire Moroccan digital ecosystem. This CLS has been designed to accommodate future submarine cables that will strengthen Morocco's positioning as an African digital hub.



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