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# Sparkle and Algérie Télécom sign MoU for new Italy Algeria subsea cable
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-07-24-italy-algeria-sparkle-subsea-cable-mou/
- Published: 2025-07-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-19T16:01:52.000Z
- Description: TIM's Sparkle and Algérie Télécom signed a memorandum of understanding for a new subsea cable directly linking Italy and Algeria, signed at the Italy Algeria summit in Rome. No cable currently connects the two countries directly.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Compute and infrastructure, #news, #verified, #editor-read

Verified Editor-read [Sparkle (TIM) press release, 24 July 2025](https://www.tisparkle.com/media/press-release/sparkle-and-algerie-telecom-sign-memorandum-understanding-new-subsea-cable?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not establish that the MoU converts into a funded, built cable, since no capacity or cost figure is given.

**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/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-19\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)