An Iraqi-Emirati consortium is planning to build a $700 million subsea and overland data cable linking the United Arab Emirates to Turkey via Iraq, Reuters reported, in the latest sign of intensifying competition in the Gulf over digital infrastructure and artificial intelligence connectivity.
According to Reuters the project, branded “WorldLink,” would involve an undersea cable running from the UAE to Iraq’s Faw peninsula on the Gulf, before continuing overland north to the Turkish border.
Ali El Akabi, the head of Iraq’s Tech 964,…