Laying of first Caspian underwater fibre-optic cable started. Commissioning year-end

Port News & Information Mediterranean, Black & Caspian Seas Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) August 2, 2026 – Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan have begun laying the first subsea fibre-optic cable along the bottom of the Caspian Sea, opening a new data transmission route between Central Asia and international digital hubs, Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Industry and Digital Development said. First Caspian Sea underwater fibre-optic cable due by… Subscribe or log in to continue reading PortSEurope offers an English-language daily coverage from over 200 ports in the Mediterranean, Black and Caspian Seas as well as a fully indexed and easily searchable database with more than 15,000 articles. Subscribe