Sparkle Signs MoU with NaiTel and iLevant to Build a New EU-supported Digital Corridor Connecting Europe with Asia

Sparkle Signs MoU with NaiTel and iLevant to Build a New EU-supported Digital Corridor Connecting Europe with Asia

By integrating the GreenMed subsea cable system with terrestrial fiber networks in Jordan, the partners aim to strengthen resilient connectivity in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East region.

Sparkle, the first international service provider in Italy and among the top global operators, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with NaiTel, the telecom arm of Aqaba Digital Hub, and iLevant Ltd, to extend the GreenMed submarine cable system through the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, supporting the development of a new digital connectivity corridor linking Europe and Asia.

Under the agreement, the parties will work to integrate the GreenMed subsea with terrestrial fiber networks and regional interconnection platforms in Jordan, strengthening connectivity resilience across the Mediterranean and supporting the development of diversified digital infrastructure connecting Europe and Asia.

Jordan, through Aqaba Digital Hub, already serves as a landing point for the BlueMed and the Blue & Raman submarine cable systems, further reinforcing its role as a strategic terrestrial gateway on the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC).

GreenMed has received funding from the European Union under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) programme.

Eyad Abu Khorma, Founder and CEO of Aqaba Digital Hub, said: "Jordan is uniquely positioned at the intersection of major global connectivity routes linking Europe and Asia. The extension of GreenMed toward Jordan represents a natural next step in strengthening diversified and resilient digital infrastructure across the region. We are pleased to continue our collaboration with Sparkle, a leading global operator, on advancing a new digital corridor that integrates subsea and terrestrial networks, further reinforcing Jordan's role as a strategic gateway connecting Europe, the Middle East and Asia."

Enrico Bagnasco, CEO of Sparkle, commented: "This agreement marks a further milestone in the development of GreenMed and confirms the strength of our long-standing collaboration with NaiTel and iLevant. Expanding the system across Jordan enables the connection of strategic digital ecosystems and fosters new development opportunities across the Mediterranean region and beyond."

H.E. Pierre-Christophe Chatzisavas, Ambassador of the European Union, said: "The EU's nearly €20 million co-funding for GreenMed is a strategic investment in the Mediterranean's digital future. Together with the recent EU-supported €12 million EBRD loan to the Aqaba Digital Hub, it reflects the EU's strong commitment to Jordan as a trusted regional hub for secure and resilient digital networks, and sends a strong signal to European investors ahead of the Jordan-EU Investment Conference."