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SUBJECT [Apr 22] Azerbaijan-Turkmenistan Intergovernmental Agreement to deploy an undersea internet backbone line approved by Azerbaijani PArliament
DATE 2020-04-22
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Photo: Menafn. Azerbaijan-Turkmenistan signs Intergovernmental Agreement in 2019

 

Azerbaijani Parliament has approved the interstate agreement with Turkmenistan on the deployment of an undersea internet backbone line across the Caspian Sea.

 

The Parliament decision is based on the document of Agreement “on the Organization of Activities by Communication Operators of Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan in Relation to the Joint Construction of Fiber Optic Transmission Lines along the bottom of the Caspian Sea on Azerbaijan-Turkmenistan Route, their Ownership, and Use”, between AzerTelecom and Turkmentelecom, which was signed on November 28, 2019.

 

The cable will be laid by AzerTelecom and Turkmentelecom, both of which are telecommunication companies operated by their respective countries. The 300km-underwater-cable will be able to send a data with the minimum capacity of 2-4 Terabits per second, from Siyazan to Turkmenbashi.

 

It will be an additional project to the deployment of a 400km Trans-Caspian Fiber Optic (TCFO) cable line between Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, which was also signed on November 2019.

 

 

[Sources]

bne Intelli News. (2020, April 16). Azerbaijan agrees to trans-Caspian Sea fibre-optic cables with Turkmenistan as part of "Digital Silk Road". Retrieved from https://www.intellinews.com/azerbaijan-agrees-to-trans-caspian-sea-fibre-optic-cables-with-turkmenistan-as-part-of-digital-silk-road-181148/

 

Telecompaper. (2020, April 20). Azerbaijan parliament ratifies agreement with Turkmenistan on subsea backbone. Retrieved from https://www.telecompaper.com/news/azerbaijan-parliament-ratifies-agreement-with-turkmenistan-on-subsea-backbone--1335211

 

Trend. (2020, April 15). Interstate agreement on laying Trans-Caspian fiber-optic cable between Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan approved by Azerbaijan. Retrieved from https://en.trend.az/business/economy/3223998.html

 

Menafn. (2019, November 29). Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan sign intergovernmental agreement on laying fiber-optic backbone cable line through bottom of Caspian Sea (PHOTO). Retrieved from https://menafn.com/1099345587/Azerbaijan-Turkmenistan-sign-intergovernmental-agreement-on-laying-fiber-optic-backbone-cable-line-through-bottom-of-Caspian-Sea-PHOTO

 

 

BY MSEAP Cyber Secretariat (mseap@assembly.go.kr)