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# Italy's Sparkle joins consortium to build AAE-2 subsea cable to Europe
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-06-11-sparkle-aae2-subsea-cable-consortium/
- Published: 2025-06-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-21T04:02:20.000Z
- Description: Italy's Sparkle, part of TIM Group, joined PCCW Global, Telecom Egypt and Zain Omantel International to build the AAE-2 subsea cable linking Hong Kong and Singapore to Italy via Egypt and the Gulf.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Compute and infrastructure, #news, #verified, #ai-drafted

Verified AI-drafted [TIM Group (Sparkle) press release, 11 June 2025](https://www.gruppotim.it/en/press-archive/sparkle/2025/PR-PCCW-Global-Sparkle-Telecom-Egypt-and-ZOI-to-construct-AAE-2-subsea-cable.html?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not state the cable's capacity, cost or each partner's equity stake.

**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](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

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