Syria's fibre backbone: what the SilkLink project means for suppliers

In February 2026, stc Group signed the agreement to implement SilkLink, taking a 75 percent stake in a project valued at SAR 3 billion, roughly USD 800 million. The scope is a 4,500 km national fibre backbone carrying up to 100 terabits per second, with submarine cable landing stations at Tartus and inland data centres.

Syria's communications ministry has described the work as running in two phases over 18 to 24 months, positioning the country as a digital corridor between Asia and Europe. It is the first large foreign direct investment into rebuilding Syrian telecommunications infrastructure.

For equipment suppliers, a backbone of that length is not a single order. It is cable and closures, splicing and OTDR test sets, ducting and civil coordination across governorates, and power continuity at every regeneration site and data centre. Each of those lines is procured through Syrian entities and follows local tender procedure.

Ramico has carried out fibre works for a national mobile operator across Aleppo, Damascus, Homs, Hama and Tartus, and supplied fibre splicing equipment to the power transmission authority. The terrain, the paperwork and the delivery routes are familiar ground.

Manufacturers looking at this pipeline are welcome to start a conversation.