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Sparkle and Turkcell sign MoU for Izmir to Milan subsea cable via Crete

Italy's Sparkle (TIM) and Turkey's Turkcell signed a memorandum of understanding at MWC Barcelona for a roughly 4,000 km subsea cable linking Izmir to Chania, Crete, feeding into Sparkle's BlueMed system toward Milan.

Reported AI-drafted GSMA members resource (Sparkle and Turkcell press release), 6 March 2025

What it does not test. It does not commit construction funding or set a completion date; Turkcell gave no firm timeline.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

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