Saudi-Greek Partnership to Link Global Digital Economy through Data Cable

Saudi-Greek Partnership to Link Global Digital Economy through Data Cable

Saudi Arabia and Greece have revealed a strategic partnership between the private sectors in the two countries to work on a cable project that will ensure the smooth digital supply of data worldwide at a time when data traffic is growing by more than 30 percent.

The partnership was announced during the official visit of Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman to Greece on Wednesday to hold and expand partnerships between the two countries in several fields.

The partnership comes through the leadership of the Saudi Telecom Company (STC) in the East to Med Data Corridor (EMC) project in collaboration with the Greek Telecom Company, the Greek General Energy Company, and the Cyprus Telecom Company.

The agreements will boost the Kingdom's position as a regional digital hub in line with Vision 2030, as Greece is the eastern data gateway to the European Union.

The project aims to position the two countries as an eastern digital station for Europe to reach the Middle East, Africa, and Asia, and the submarine cable comes as part of Greece's strategic digital transformation plan.

It is also part of the Kingdom's ambitions to consolidate its position as a digital hub center at the regional and global levels by taking advantage of