Manufactured by SubCom in Tympaki, Heraklion, the nearly 10,000 km IEX cable will connect Mumbai to Europe and land in nine points across seven countries, after commencing operations in 2025.

Nov 7, 2024

Vodafone Greece has announced the successful landing of India-Europe-Xpress (IEX) subsea cable, one of the largest submarine cable systems in the world, at its cable landing station in the island of Crete, opening new avenues in transcontinental connectivity.

Manufactured by SubCom in Tympaki, Heraklion, the nearly 10,000 km IEX cable will connect Mumbai to Europe and land in nine points across seven countries, after commencing operations in 2025. It will land in Djibouti City, Djibouti; Sidi Kerir and Zafarana, Egypt; Tympaki, Greece; Mumbai, India; Savona, Italy; Salalah, Oman; and Neom & Yanbu, Saudi Arabia.

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The IEX system is part of a transcontinental project that also includes the India-Asia-Xpress (IAX) system. IEX will connect Mumbai to Europe and seamlessly interconnect the shores of Mumbai, extending IEX east with IAX to reach Singapore. The IEX cable will reach the Middle East and Africa as well as the Mediterranean Sea with anchorages in France, Italy, and Greece.

Vodafone’s Tympakios submarine fiber optic cable sealing station will be the first cable receiving station in southern Crete, offering increased capacity and resilience to the infrastructure located on the southern side as majority of subsea cables in the Mediterranean are concentrated in the north of the island.

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Nikos Plevris, Network Director, Vodafone Greece, said, “The inauguration of the India-Europe-Xpress (IEX) confirms our initial belief that the new station in Tympaki will create the expected added value in the connectivity of Greece and Crete. It will be open to all projects and providers on a fair and equal basis. As undersea cables connect regions and continents, bridging geographical barriers and enabling global connectivity, Greece can be part of a system that connects countries, regions and remote areas to the internet & telecommunication networks, promoting economic development. The station will put Greece back on the global digital map and offer additional opportunities for Vodafone partners and connectivity resellers in the region as well as other major cables that intend to connect Crete with different parts of the world.”