Mauritania launched the coastal installation of its second submarine cable, with full deployment scheduled for August 2026 and service expected in January 2027. The cable will deliver an initial capacity of 200 Gbps, scalable to 12 Tbps, linking the country to Europe and South America. In 2010, the European Investment Bank (EIB) granted Mauritania a fund of EUR 8 million, as part of its total cost of EUR 19 million. The plan, unveiled at the launch of a fiber optic training program, aims to connect all wilayas and moughatas to fiber. Keep up-to-date with all the latest news, articles, event and product updates posted on Developing Telecoms. Subscribe to our FREE twice-weekly email newsletters for the latest telecom info in developing and emerging markets globally. These Terms and Conditions ('the Terms') govern your use of the. EllaLink, the owner of a high-capacity, optic-fiber submarine cable directly connecting Europe and Latin America, and the Ministère de la Transformation Numérique et de la Modernisation de l'Administration (MTNMA) of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania have signed a contract for the construction.