Sparkle announces the launch of Albania Crossing, the new direct route connecting Athens to Milan. Built in cooperation with Albtelecom, the largest telecommunication company in Albania, the new optical fiber link crosses Albania, the Bari-Durres submarine cable and the Italian backbone, establishing the shortest path from Athens to Milan with the possibility to reach all the other major hubs in Western Europe, thanks to Sparkle’s extensive continental network.
Albania Crossing is Sparkle’s sixth route connecting the south-eastern area of the Mediterranean basin to the rest of the world, in addition to the existing submarine ring and to the terrestrial fiber links through Sofia. The new link is part of a wider expansion strategy that leverages on Athens as an increasingly relevant regional cross-point and on Milan as a gravitational Internet and Cloud hub in mainland Europe to cater to the needs of diversified and resilient connectivity between the Balkans, Middle East and Europe.
