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# Orange leads EUR93 million ReuNION cable linking La Réunion to South Africa
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-09-02-orange-reunion-south-africa-cable/
- Published: 2026-09-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-06T03:38:16.000Z
- Description: Orange, with Telco OI, Reunicable and La Reunion Connectee, unveiled the ReuNION submarine cable to South Africa, 16 fibre pairs at 20 Tbit/s each, EUR93 million, EU cofinanced via ERDF and CEF, service due 2028.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Compute and infrastructure, #news, #reported

Reported [Orange newsroom press release, 2 September 2026](https://newsroom.orange.com/reunion-orange-annonce-un-nouveau-projet-de-cable-sous-marin-reliant-la-reunion-a-lafrique-du-sud-492796/?lang=eng&ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish that construction contracts are signed or that the cable will be delivered on the 2028 schedule.

**How this item counts.** No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0\. Unveiled EUR93m cable, contracts unsigned, delivery unconfirmed for 2028. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)