Sparkle, Italy's first international service provider, has announced the launch of GreenMed, a new submarine cable system that will cross the Adriatic Sea and connect Italy to Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, and Turkey before extending further into the Mediterranean.
GreenMed will build an innovative fiber optic infrastructure corridor that will connect Central Europe, the Balkans, and the Central-Eastern Mediterranean countries via a diverse and low-latency route. The system will connect by land from Italy's Adriatic coast to the rich digital hub of Milan and, from there, to the other major European internet and cloud nodes.
The project also aims to support the strong growth of the Balkan digital market, which is expected to grow by 25% (CAGR 22-29), by providing a secure and diverse route in addition to the existing terrestrial backbones.
Italy confirms its role as the primary hub of the Greater Mediterranean, connecting with the GreenMed system also the Greek island of Crete, which has become a significant digital gateway for the region in recent years and the landing point for Sparkle's BlueMed cable, which connects Italy with France, Greece, and various countries bordering the Mediterranean until reaching Aqaba in Jordan.
