Israel Plans Europe-Asia Fibre-Optic Connection.

Israel's state-owned energy group, EAPC, will build a 254-kilometre fibre-optic cable along the route of an oil pipeline it operates across Israel from the Mediterranean port of Ashkelon to Eilat on the northern Red Sea, creating a continuous link between Europe and countries in the Gulf and Asia. The cable will hook up to subsea cables that reach Israel's shores and will be available to any telecom company licensed in Israel under a 25-year lease.