The Alval (Algiers-Valence) and Orval (Oran-Valence) fiber-optic submarine cable precisely links the national communication network, from El Djamila station in Algiers and that of Oran, to the European network, at the city of Valencia. Its length exceeds 770 km of optical fiber. Algeria has taken another major step forward in its digital transition with the official launch of the Medusa submarine fibre optic cable, announced on Thursday at the port of Algiers by the Minister of Post and Telecommunications, Sid Ali Zerrouki. The Medusa project is a strategic infrastructure. ALGIERS – The Alval / Orval fiber optic submarine cable system (connecting Algiers and Oran to Valencia in Spain) is finally operational and its effective commissioning will allow Algeria to have, in the long term, a capacity of up to up to 40 Terabits, nearly 20 times the current needs of the. The Medusa submarine cable system — over 8,700 km, 24 fiber pairs, 480 Tbps total capacity, backed by EUR 342 million in investment and EU Global Gateway funding — is actively deploying across the Mediterranean. Phase 1 landings in Marseille, Bizerte, and Nador were completed between October and. About 200,000 km (120,000 mi) of fiber optic cables had been deployed as of December 31, 2021. Completed the Trans-Kalahari Fibre Optic Project in 2008. In 2018, Mascom announced they would be laying Botswana's "first fibre-to-the-home service.