Over the past few years, the Middle East and Africa (MEA) have emerged as new frontiers for subsea connectivity. A wave of systems, including the newly launched SEACOM 2.0, the Medusa Submarine Cable System, which is entering service on the western Mediterranean segment, and Meta’s Pan-African Submarine Cable, as well as cross-border infrastructure such as the proposed India–Saudi Arabia and India–UAE power interconnectors, are redrawing digital routes between Africa, the Gulf, India, and Europe.