An Iraqi-Emirati consortium is planning a $700 million subsea-and-terrestrial data cable linking the UAE to Turkiye via Iraq, one of the project’s backers said.
The project, branded WorldLink, would comprise an undersea cable from the UAE to Iraq’s Faw peninsula on the Gulf, which will then run overland north to the Turkish border, Ali El Akabi, head of Iraq’s Tech 964 – one of the three members of the consortium – told Reuters.
El Akabi said the project would be privately funded and rolled out in phases over the next five years. It aims to ease congestion and reduce transit times versus the traditional paths that run through the Suez Canal.
Besides Tech 964, WorldLink’s sponsors include Iraq-Kurdish DIL Technologies and UAE-based Breeze Investments.
“AI infrastructure readiness is a necessity as we witness its adoption worldwide,” said Nayef Al Ameri, chairman of Breeze Investments, in a statement.
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