State-owned Telecom Egypt has signed an MoU with systems integrator Fiber Misr to collaborate on providing submarine communications cable services, according to a CIT Ministry statement. The two companies will work together to service submerged fiber optic cables in the Mediterranean, Red Sea, Arabian Gulf, and off the coast of East Africa. They will periodically repair, install, inspect, recharge and store the cables, as well as provide logistics support to deep-sea vessels on duty.