MINERVA is a submarine telecommunications cable system connecting Italy with Cyprus.
It has cable landing points at:
Mazara del Vallo, Province of Trapani, Sicily, Italy Catania, Province of Catania, Sicily, Italy Yeroskipou/Geroskipou (Greek: Γεροσκήπου), Paphos District, Cyprus Pentaskhinos, Cyprus
Pentaskhinos connects to Catania by adding a submarine branching unit and a new segment to the existing MedNautilus system, and Yeroskipou connects to Mazara del Vallo by upgrading the relevant part of the LEV cable system.
The Minerva Subsystem is operated and managed by MedNautilus, a wholly owned subsidiary of Telecom Italia Sparkle
References
External links Map of the MINERVA cable system