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Orange leads EUR93 million ReuNION cable linking La Réunion to South Africa

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.

Reported Orange newsroom press release, 2 September 2026

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

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