The Blue-Raman cable system is new cable connecting India, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Israel and Italy, creating a new submarine cable route through the EMEA region, bypassing Egypt.

It is reported that the Blue-Raman cable system is initiated by Google, in a partnership with Telecom Italia Sparkle and Omantel, and the Blue Raman cable system consists of two portions:

• The Raman portion of the cable will start in Mumbai, India,  with subsea segment connecting India and Oman and connecting to a terrestrial cable to from Oman to Aqaba Port, Jordan. Google is partnering with Omantel on the Raman portion.
• The Blue portion of the cable will begin in Genoa, Italy, rans undersea of the Mediterranean, across Israel to reach Aqaba.

The Blue Raman cable system is estimated to cost US$400 million, and to be ready for service in 2022.