The TEA-2 terrestrial cable system is an upgraded cable system of the TEA, connecting major cities in Europe and Hong Kong, Beijing, etc, across Russia via RosTelecom's state-of-the-air terrestrial cable system and connecting to backbones of either China Unicom or China Telecom at the China-Russia Border in Heihe.

The TEA-2 cable system forms an affordable and stable Eurasia broadband internet infrastructure.

The TEA-3 terrestrial cable system runs across Russia via RosTelecom's terrestrial backbone and connecting to backbones of Chinese operators at the China-Russia Border in Manzhouli (Manchuria).

The TEA-4 terrestrial cable system is the latest serie of Rostelecom's TEA terrestrial cable route, including TEA, TEA-2, TEA-3 and TEA-4.

The TEA-4 connects Europe, Russia, Mongolia and China, through the China-Mongolia Border in  Erlianhaote (Erenhot).

The TEA-4 shortens latency from China to Europe via Rostelecom's backbone network, being comparable to the Europe-Russia-Mongolia-Asia (ERMC)  and the TMP Transit-Mongolia terrestrial routes. 

The Europe-Russia-Japan (ERJ) is an Eurasia cable route seamlessly combining TTK's terrestrial backbone network across Russia to Europe, and the HSCS cable system between Russia and Japan jointly built by TTK and NTT.

The HSCS was upgraded with 200 Gbps DWDM technology for a total system capacity up to 5.4 Tbps in 2018.

The ERJ cable offers a low latency route from Europe to Japan, with latency (RTD) of 144ms between Tokyo and Amsterdan.

TTK offers other Eurasia terrestrial cable routes to China, Europe-Russia-Asia (ERA)  and Europe-Russia-Mongolia-Asia (ERMC) .

The Europe-Russia-Asia (ERA) is an  Eurasia terrestrial cable system connecting Europe to China across Russia, jointly built by TTK and China Unicom.

TTK and China Unicom build the cross border terrestrial cable system at Manzhouli (Manchuria) in China and Zabaikalsk in Russia.

The ERA cable system is capable of 100Gbps DWDM, offering a low latency Eurasia route: 

• Hong Kong to Frankfurt: 156ms
• China/Russia Border (CRB) to Frankfurt: 98ms.

The Europe-Russia-Mongolia-China (ERMC) is an Eurasia terrestrial cable route connecting Europe, Russia, Mongolia and China, jointly operated by TTK and China Unicom via, Mongolia Railway.

TTK, Monglia Railway Authority (RailCom, now GEMNET) and China Unicom operate the ERMC terrestrial cable system via Erlianhaote (Erenhot ) in China-Mongolia Border.

In Mongolia, EMRC runs over 2 parallel optical cable routes of approximately 1000km each, along the railway connecting southern and northern borders of Mongolia along Sukhbaatar-Darkhan-Ulaanbaatar-Choir-Zamyin Uud. It forms OTN network with ROADM nodes and reserve protection in Mongolia.

The ERMC cable system is capable of 100Gbps DWDM, offering a low latency Eurasia route: 

• Beijing to Frankfurt: 109ms
• Hong Kong to Frankfurt: 146ms.

TTK offers other Eurasia terrestrial cable routes, Europe-Russia-Asia (ERA)  to China, and Europe-Russia-Japan (ERJ) to Japan.

The TMP Transit-Mongolia is a low latency Eurasia terrestrial cable from China to Europe, via Mongolia and Russia.

The TMP terrestrial cable is operated by China Telecom Global (CTG) and its partners in Mongolia and Russia, through the China-Mongolia Border at Erlianhaote (Erenhot ), in a similar route as the Europe-Russia-Mongolia-Asia (ERMC) terrestrial cable.

The TMP terrestrial cable features ultra low latency, with 

• Shanghai to Frankfurt: 158ms
• Hong Kong to Frankfurt: 169ms

The Diverse Route for European and Asian Markets (DREAM) is an 8,700km Eurasia terrestrial cable route conneting Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan and China, with extension from the Kazakhstan-China border (Khorgos) to Hong Kong through fiber cable backbones across China.

The DREAM terrestrial cable route was launched in 2013 by MegaFon with a partnership with Kazakhtelecom.

The northern segment of the DREAM route offers a diversity by connecting to the Baltic Highway cable, with 3000km route from Tallinn in Estonia to Frankfurt in Germany via Riga (Latvia), Vilnius (Lithuania), Warsaw (Poland), and Berlin (Germany). DREAM also offers diversity at the Kazakhstan-Russian-border, connecting to MegaFon’s backbone. And through MegaFon's backbone, the DREAM also connects to the South-West Asia Network (SWAN), which links Russia to the Caucasus region and Turkey. Launched in Q1 2015 with an initial capacity of 100 Gbps, SWAN is the result of a partnership between MegaFon and Georgian fixed-line operator SilkNet.

The DREAM terrestrial cable features low latency solutions from China to Europe, with

• Hong Kong to Frankfurt: 154ms
• Shanghai to Frankfurt: 142ms
• Kazakhstan-China border to Frankfurt: 87ms

The Super TSR (Transit Silk Road) is an ultra low latency Eurasia terrestrial cable route via the China-Kazakhstan Gateway, Khorgos.

The Super TSR was launched by China Telecom Global (CTG) through a partnership with a Kazakhstan operator in 2016.

The Super TSR features ulta low latency:

• Shanghai to Frankfurt: 147ms
• Hong Kong to Frankfurt: 159ms

TRANSKZ is a terrestrial route linking Europe and Asia, and offers low latency and protected services between all major European markets to China and Hong Kong.

TRANSKZ was launched in 2016 in partnership between RETN and Transtelecom JSC.

TEA NEXT is a new generation fiber-optic communication line connecting Russian western and eastern borders, launched by Rotelecom.

TEA NEXT consists of 96 dark fiber lines available to international operators and global OTT companies for Europe to Asia (Eurasia) connectivity.

The TEA NEXT will be constructed based on the cutting edge Ultra Low Loss optical fibre which allow for use of all advanced long-distance DWDM equipment. The mainline will pass along the shortest route from West to East of the country with stations in largest cities. 

The TEA NEXT will offer the shortest latency,  Round Trip Delay (RTD ) of no more than 85 ms from Moscow to Vladivostok and 55 ms from Moscow to Khyagt.

The TEA NEXT project is developed by Rostelecom’s newly founded company Atlas which will be supported by financial and strategic partners, including one of the Russian banks and a number of international investors and communications operators. Total investment will amount to US$500 million within several years. 

The TEA NEXT project is expected to be completed in 2023-2024.

The Middle East-Europe terrestrial system (MEETS) is a 1,400km terrestrial cable network  which connects the Gulf Cooperation Council states and Eurasia. It is a highly reliable diverse route, built using the latest technology, and addresses the growing need for high bandwidth services and offers unique access to the Gulf region.

The MEETS consortium comprises Vodafone Qatar, du, Zain and Zajil. Vodafone Qatar Q.S.C. is in Qatar, du is the landing party in the UAE, Zain in Saudi Arabia, and Zajil in Bahrain and Kuwait.

The MEETS network is built alongside the existing  power transmission network, the Gulf Cooperation Council Interconnection Authority (GCCIA) electrical transmission system.  it is cost-effective and reliable, providing reduced service latency and geographic diversity across the Middle East.

The MEETS network is designed with 100G optical transport network (OTN) technology, offering connectivity in the GCC region with a design capacity in excess of 2.3Tbps, and an initial capacity of 200Gbps, deployed with Ciena’s converged packet optical networking solutions.

The MEETS network has the following access and landing points:

• Kuwait City, Kuwait
• Ghunan, Saudi Arabia
• Jasra, Bahrain
• Dubai, UAE
• Doha, Qatar

Vodafone East West Turkey Connect Fiber Cable System (EWTC) is a terrestrial fibre infrastructure across Turkey, enabling connectivity between the Eastern and Western borders.

Vodafone East West Turkey Connect Fiber Cable System (EWTC) enables a viable and cost-effective alternative for carriers and global enterprises demanding
high-speed connectivity between Europe, the Middle East and Asia, enables a shorter, direct terrestrial route with low latency and RTD (Round-Trip Delay).

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.