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Asia-Africa-Europe-2 (AAE-2) subsea cable system

Sector: Telecommunications • Location: Multiple (Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Arabian Peninsula countries, Egypt, Italy)

Source: ZAWYA

Project
Planned

The AAE-2 project is a next-generation subsea cable system aimed at establishing a robust digital link connecting Hong Kong and Singapore to Italy, traversing terrestrial corridors across Thailand, the Arabian Peninsula, and Egypt. It integrates subsea and terrestrial infrastructure to create a high-capacity, resilient data highway between Asia, Africa, and Europe, with strategic extensions to add

Status
Prospective
Sector
Telecommunications, Road
Location
Hong Kong
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
ZAWYA

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The project “Asia-Africa-Europe-2 (AAE-2) subsea cable system” is an infrastructure initiative in the Telecommunications sector, located in Multiple (Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Arabian Peninsula countries, Egypt, Italy). Taiyo aggregates data on it from ZAWYA.

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2026-07-22

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The AAE-2 project is a next-generation subsea cable system aimed at establishing a robust digital link connecting Hong Kong and Singapore to Italy, traversing terrestrial corridors across Thailand, the Arabian Peninsula, and Egypt. It integrates subsea and terrestrial infrastructure to create a high-capacity, resilient data highway between Asia, Africa, and Europe, with strategic extensions to additional key destinations to support cloud services, content delivery, and digital transformation.

Original sector

Telecommunications

Location

Country

Hong Kong

Source

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ZAWYA

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Sector

Telecommunications, Road

Article published date

2025-06-14

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