The companies Sonatel, Mauritania Submarine Link Consortium and EllaLink have shown interest in the tender for the connection of Mauritania to a second submarine fiber optic cable launched in August 2023. They submitted their respective offers to the Mauritanian government. The contract was awarded to the Irish company.

ellaLink should be in charge of connecting Mauritania to its second submarine fiber optic cable. The contract was awarded by the Public Procurement Commission of the Ministry of Digital Transformation, Innovation and Administrative Modernization. The decision still has to be approved by the European Investment Bank (EIB), which is partially financing the project. In reality, the contract to link Mauritania to a second submarine fiber optic cable includes capital expenditure (CAPEX) of 25.04 million euros and 27.37 million ouguiyas (634 271 euros). é ' The Delai Two é Custody is 666 days from the date of contract notification. Project é operating expenses (' OPEX) 'é The è Wind à 14.7 million euros ' and 137.7 million ' ouguiyas (3.18 million euros) over 25