Submarine cable
· Activated 2008 · Europe-China terrestrial
TUE · 28 JUL 2026
Trans-Eurasia Express
About this cable
Not strictly submarine; a terrestrial cable but treated as part of the global undersea-equivalent infrastructure on the Frankfurt-Beijing route. Provides the major Europe-China terrestrial alternative to the SEA-ME-WE undersea route.
Landing stations
Frankfurt (Germany); Moscow (Russia); Stockholm (Sweden); Tashkent (Uzbekistan); Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan); Almaty (Kazakhstan); Beijing (China); Shanghai (China)
Ownership consortium
Rostelecom; China Telecom; KazTransCom