The Planned Route
Iraq at the Center of Global Connectivity
Golden Line is planning a terrestrial fiber corridor that will traverse Iraq's strategic geography — the shortest overland path between Europe and the Arabian Gulf, creating a new axis of global digital trade.
10,000+km
Planned Fiber Route
<30ms
Target Europe–Gulf Latency
40%
Shorter than Submarine Alternatives
N+1
Planned Route Redundancy
The Corridor
Europe to the Gulf — Through Iraq
Iraq sits at the geographic heart of a corridor connecting three continents. Golden Line's planned fiber network will follow this natural land bridge — delivering lower latency and greater resilience than any existing submarine cable alternative.
Europe
Frankfurt · Amsterdam · London
Turkey
Istanbul Gateway
Iraq
Baghdad · Mosul · Basra
Gulf
Kuwait · UAE · Saudi Arabia
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Strategic Advantage
Why Iraq Changes Everything
40%
Shorter Route
Iraq's overland corridor is approximately 40% shorter than existing submarine cable routes between Europe and the Gulf — translating directly into lower latency and reduced signal degradation.
<30ms
Latency Target
Golden Line's planned network targets sub-30ms latency between Frankfurt and Kuwait — a significant improvement over current submarine alternatives that route around the Arabian Peninsula.
N+1
Built-in Redundancy
The network is being designed with N+1 route redundancy as a baseline standard — ensuring that no single point of failure can disrupt international traffic flows.
100 Tbps
Target Capacity
Planned initial capacity of 100 Tbps with a scalable architecture designed to grow with demand — future-proofed for the next generation of global internet traffic.
Development Roadmap
How We Are Building It
Phase 1
In ProgressFeasibility & Planning
Route surveys, geotechnical studies, regulatory engagement, and partnership development across all corridor countries.
Phase 2
UpcomingInvestment & Financing
Securing strategic investment, finalizing IRU agreements with anchor customers, and closing project financing.
Phase 3
PlannedConstruction
Civil works, cable laying, and installation of repeater stations and PoP facilities along the full corridor.
Phase 4
PlannedCommissioning
Network testing, carrier interconnection, and commercial launch of transit and colocation services.
Get Involved
Reserve Capacity or Invest in the Corridor
We are in active discussions with international carriers, hyperscalers, and infrastructure investors. Early engagement shapes the network design and secures preferential capacity terms.