Aqaba, Oct. 1 (Petra) — NaiTel, the telecom arm of Aqaba Digital Hub
(ADH), and MEDUSA Submarine Cable System have signed a strategic
agreement to strengthen international connectivity between Jordan,
Europe and North Africa.

Through the connection to MEDUSA via the Coral Bridge, Aqaba Digital
Hub will provide a new access point to the MEDUSA network, creating a
direct connectivity route from Aqaba to Europe via MEDUSA’s landings
and onwards to the wider Middle East.

As part of the collaboration, MEDUSA will establish colocation
capacity at Aqaba Digital Hub, an open-access, carrier-neutral
digital infrastructure facility designed to serve as a gateway for
international connectivity into Jordan.

This process will enable operators and customers connected at Aqaba
Digital Hub to access MEDUSA’s high-capacity submarine network and
reach Europe directly, while providing an open-access gateway for
international connectivity into Jordan and the wider Middle East.

MEDUSA is developing a new-generation submarine cable system linking
Europe, North Africa and Middle East. Under the agreement, the two
companies will integrate this submarine infrastructure with NaiTel’s
regional and international connectivity network and ADH’s
carrier-neutral data center and open-access cable landing station in
Aqaba.

Talking at the signing ceremony, Eyad Abu Khorma, Founder and CEO of
Aqaba Digital Hub, said: “Our collaboration with MEDUSA further
expands the international connectivity ecosystem we have built in
Aqaba, strengthening the links between Europe, North Africa, Jordan
and the wider Middle East.

MEDUSA’s growing footprint across the Mediterranean, combined with
NaiTel and Aqaba Digital Hub’s terrestrial, subsea and data center
infrastructure in Jordan, creates a strong foundation for developing
more diversified and resilient international connectivity. Jordan is
uniquely positioned to serve as a bridge between the Mediterranean
and the wider Middle East, and we look forward to working with MEDUSA
to develop new connectivity opportunities across the region.”

Meanwhile, Norman Albi, CEO of MEDUSA Submarine Cable System,
commented: “Partnering with NaiTel and Aqaba Digital Hub represents
an important step in extending MEDUSA’s Mediterranean connectivity
into Jordan and the wider Middle East.”

By combining MEDUSA’s high-capacity submarine network with NaiTel and
ADH’s terrestrial, data centre and subsea infrastructure in Aqaba, he
added that: “We are creating new opportunities for carriers, cloud
providers, digital platforms and enterprises to access more diverse
and resilient international routes. We look forward to working
closely with our partners in Jordan to strengthen connectivity
between Europe, North Africa and the wider Middle East, while
supportingthe region’s growing digital economy.”

//Petra// NQ