- The BlueMed system, part of the broader Blue & Raman network, provides four fibre‑pairs with a design capacity exceeding 25 Tbps per pair, promising low‑latency connectivity across the Mediterranean.
- Cyprus gains a strategic link via Yeroskipos to Genoa, Marseille and the Levant, providing Cyta and regional operators new options for international routes and digital‑ecosystem growth.
What happened: BlueMed subsea cable lands in Cyprus
Sparkle, the global operator backed by the TIM Group, and Cyta, the national communications provider in Cyprus, announced the landing of the BlueMed subsea cable at Cyta’s Yeroskipos station in Cyprus. The new branch brings Sparkle’s BlueMed system—which connects Italy with multiple Mediterranean countries and extends as part of the Blue & Raman family of cables built in partnership with Google LLC—directly into Cyprus. The system utilises four fibre pairs and is designed to offer more than 25 terabits per second per pair of capacity.
According to Sparkle CEO Enrico Bagnasco, the milestone confirms the companies’ shared commitment to innovation and collaboration across the Mediterranean corridor. Cyta CTO George Malikides stated that the landing will enhance Cyprus’s role as a digital hub in the Eastern Mediterranean, giving it direct connections to Greece, Western and Central Europe (via Genoa and Marseille) and the Levant.
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Why it’s important
For Cyprus and the wider region, the BlueMed landing offers a significant boost to digital‑infrastructure resilience and capacity. By adding a new international route landing in Yeroskipos, Cyta and local operators gain an alternative to existing subsea corridors, reducing dependency on congested paths and potentially lowering latency for enterprise, content‑delivery and cloud services.
From a strategic perspective, the rollout reinforces Sparkle’s ambition to deepen its footprint across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and to support regional digital ecosystems at scale. The high design capacity of the system positions the route for growth in data‑centre traffic, streaming, cloud interconnect and cross‑border enterprise links. Moreover, it underlines the increasing role of subsea cables as foundational infrastructure for the interconnected global economy.
As connectivity demands rise and service providers look to diversify their networks, the BlueMed landing in Cyprus may act as a catalyst for further investments in the Eastern Mediterranean backbone, impacting everything from 5G backhaul and international reach to regional edge‑compute strategies.
