ASTANA, Kazakhstan, December 26. The launch of
the project for the installation of the Trans-Caspian Fiber Optic
Cable Project along the bottom of the Caspian Sea is planned for
the third quarter of 2026, Kazakhstan's Deputy Prime Minister and
Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development,
Zhaslan Madiyev, told journalists, Trend reports.
According to him, the project’s implementation will
significantly reduce signal delay, improving internet transit
between the countries. Madiyev also noted that applications from
foreign countries are already being received to connect to the line
for internet traffic transmission.
It should be recalled that leading telecommunications companies
from Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, "Azertelecom" and "Kazakhtelecom,"
signed a memorandum of strategic partnership for the installation
of the fiber-optic communication line along the Caspian Sea floor
at an international forum in Astana in September 2022.
The project is part of the larger "Digital Silk Way" initiative,
which aims to create a digital telecommunications corridor between
Europe and Asia.
The main underwater cable route will stretch from Aktau to
Azerbaijan's Siyazan, covering more than 340 kilometers. A backup
channel, about 330 kilometers long, will be laid from Kazakhstan’s
port of Kuryk to Buzovna, located near Baku.
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