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Italy's Sparkle joins consortium to build AAE-2 subsea cable to Europe

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.

Verified AI-drafted TIM Group (Sparkle) press release, 11 June 2025

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.

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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