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WorldLink Transit Cable Project

Sector: Broadband • Location: Abu Dhabi, Iraq

Source: Submarine Networks

Project
Cancelled

A dual-architecture system combining a submarine fiber-optic segment from Abu Dhabi to Faw in southern Iraq with a dual terrestrial fiber network through federal Iraq and the Kurdistan Region to Turkey. The project is cancelled due to the Persian Gulf conflict making the corridor non-viable.

Status
Closed
Sector
Broadband, Telecommunications
Location
Abu Dhabi, Iraq
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Submarine Networks

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The project “WorldLink Transit Cable Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Broadband sector, located in Abu Dhabi, Iraq. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Submarine Networks.

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cancelled

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Closed

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2026-07-22

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A dual-architecture system combining a submarine fiber-optic segment from Abu Dhabi to Faw in southern Iraq with a dual terrestrial fiber network through federal Iraq and the Kurdistan Region to Turkey. The project is cancelled due to the Persian Gulf conflict making the corridor non-viable.

Original sector

Telecommunications

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Location

Country

Iraq

City

Abu Dhabi

Source

Source

Submarine Networks

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Sector

Broadband, Telecommunications

Article published date

2026-03-18

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