CADMOS-2

Overview

CADMOS-2 is a short regional submarine cable system spanning approximately 250 km across the eastern Mediterranean, connecting Cyprus and Lebanon. It serves the bilateral corridor between these two countries, providing a dedicated link across a relatively compact stretch of sea.

Route and Landings

In Cyprus, the cable lands at Pentaskhinos. In Lebanon, it lands at Beirut. These two landing points mark the cable's endpoints in their respective countries.

Ownership and Operators

CADMOS-2 is jointly owned by Cyta and the Lebanese Ministry of Telecommunications. Cyta is the state-owned telecommunications operator of Cyprus, while the Lebanese Ministry of Telecommunications represents the public telecommunications authority of Lebanon. This arrangement reflects a bilateral public-sector partnership between the two countries.

Status and Timeline

CADMOS-2 has a Ready for Service year of 2026 and is currently in its first year of operation. The system is newly active, having recently entered service.

Regional Context

The eastern Mediterranean corridor served by CADMOS-2 is home to a number of other submarine cable systems. Cyprus is connected by 12 submarine cables across four landing points, while Lebanon is served by four cables landing at four locations. CADMOS-2, at 250 km, is shorter than the majority of cables in this shared corridor — longer than approximately 38% of the 13 other cables touching Cyprus and Lebanon — reflecting its focused point-to-point design rather than a broader regional or intercontinental reach.

Among cables sharing this corridor, CADMOS-2 is notably more compact than systems such as PEACE Cable, Medusa Submarine Cable System, Blue, and Hawk, which serve wider regional or intercontinental routes. The cable is positioned as a direct bilateral link rather than a transit system.

Measured performance over the past 60 days, based on 107 ping tests, shows an average round-trip latency of 162.2 ms, with a best recorded result of 116.2 ms.

Strategic Role

CADMOS-2 provides a direct submarine connection between Pentaskhinos in Cyprus and Beirut in Lebanon, underpinning bilateral connectivity between the two countries. Its short length and dual public-sector ownership reflect a straightforward infrastructure arrangement linking two neighboring eastern Mediterranean nations. As Lebanon's cable infrastructure encompasses four landing points and Cyprus hosts a relatively dense concentration of submarine cable landings, CADMOS-2 adds a dedicated bilateral path to a corridor already served by longer, more widely routed systems.