Zain Global Connect to link Jeddah to Marseille through J2M undersea cable

Zain Global Connect to link Jeddah to Marseille through J2M undersea cable

KUWAIT/HONG KONG: Zain Group, a leading telecom innovator in seven markets across the Middle East and Africa, announced that Zain Global Connect (ZGC), its wholly owned subsidiary in charge of consolidating Group’s initiatives into the Wholesale Carrier domain, is connecting the Middle East with Europe through the J2M (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to Marseille, France) submarine cable system.

The investment marks ZGC’s first subsea cable ownership, in a portion of the state-of-the-art Pakistan and East Africa Connecting Europe (PEACE) cable system, that will offer Zain full operational independence, a genuine critical factor capable to foster digital transformation initiatives in the region, particularly for cloud and IoT services.

Through the investment in J2M, that will be ready for service in early 2023 with Zain Saudi Arabia as the cable landing party, Zain achieves a higher degree of diversity when it comes to its international infrastructure while making available to global carriers and enterprises a brand-new entry point in Saudi Arabia for their connectivity requirements in the Kingdom and beyond.

Eng Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Al-Deghaither, CEO of Zain Saudi Arabia, said, “This historic achievement marks another milestone in the journey of Zain KSA. By investing in the J2M submarine cable, Zain reconfirms its commitment to the