Digital Infrastructure · 16 October 2026
According to The Times of Central Asia, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan have launched the first fiber-optic communications link across the Caspian seabed. Presidents Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Ilham Aliyev inaugurated the approximately 380-kilometer cable connecting Aktau and Sumgait in Baku on October 15.
The project was developed through CaspiLink, a joint venture between Kazakhtelecom and AzerTelecom. In 2024, planned investment was estimated at more than 23 billion tenge (approximately $50 million). The cable has a design capacity of at least 400 terabits per second. Part of the Digital Silk Way initiative, the route enables operators to direct data toward Europe via Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey, and could also benefit Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.
Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development estimates that the route could help more than double the country's international data transit to 21.6 Tbps in the coming years. Bagdat Mussin, chairman of Kazakhtelecom’s management board, stated that adjustments to the line will continue through the end of 2026, with benefits expected no earlier than early 2027.
All newsAccording to Spot.uz, a mobile data center previously owned by Turkiston Bank has been put up for sale through the E-auksion platform. The asset is being sold following a decision made by the bank creditors meeting in late October. Turkiston Bank went bankrupt in October 2022, and the economic court declared the credit institution bankrupt in February 2023.
According to Gazeta.uz, the 500 kV Koltsevaya substation was put into operation in Tashkent Region on 7 November. The facility will improve the reliability of power supply to the capital and parts of Tashkent Region, as well as more optimally distribute the load on existing electrical networks. The total cost of the project, implemented with the participation of the World Bank, amounted to 171.4 million US dollars, according to the press service of the Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan.
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