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EllaLink launches EU funded Caribbean Gateway cable from French Guiana

EllaLink launched the Caribbean Gateway, extending its EUR 29.9 million CEF Digital funded Lum@link cable from French Guiana into the Caribbean. The system will give the French overseas territory a direct fibre route to Europe by 2029.

Verified AI-drafted EllaLink press release via GlobeNewswire, 29 September 2026

What it does not test. Does not establish that the wider Caribbean segments beyond Lum@link have secured funding or construction contracts.

How this item counts. Towards autonomy: it changes who owns, who operates. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 1 of 3 (small), Verified counts in full: weight +4 of 36 possible. EU-funded EllaLink (EU firm) builds/operates cable; full EU route only by 2029. 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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