Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan to start laying Trans-Caspian Fiber-Optic Cable Line

Practical works for the construction of the Trans-Caspian Fiber-Optic Cable Line between Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan are expected to start in 2024, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Azerbaijan Alim Bayel told Report.

According to him, a contractor company is currently being selected for this.

“First, it is necessary to manufacture the cable, then bring it to the Caspian Sea and lower to the bottom. Most of the project will be completed this year and next year,” the ambassador noted.

The Trans-Caspian Fiber-Optic Cable Line project is a project to lay high-speed fiber-optic cable lines between Azerbaijan and the countries of Central Asia through the bottom of the Caspian Sea.

The goal of the project is to form a Digital Silk Way between Europe and Asia through Azerbaijan by laying trunk cable lines that allow the transmission of large volumes of data through the bottom of the Caspian Sea.