In August 2007, Djibouti Telecom SA initiated a project to build a terrestrial fiber optic linking Djibouti to Ethiopia. 

This  Djibouti-Ethiopia terrestrial cable currently carries approximately 1.5 Gbps traffic. A backup network will be routed to the West Central Border of Djibouti (Galafi).

There is also a fiber protection on OPGW Power cable and the railway network.