Until now, Armenia's main internet traffic passed through Georgia. The second transit route was Iran. Armenians received up to 20% of their traffic from there.
According to Baku TV, after the Middle East conflict, Iran turned out to be the weak link in this matter. Diversification of internet traffic is a critical cybersecurity issue for any state.
Under the agreement with Yerevan, "Aztelekom" will provide transit of international internet traffic to Armenia through its network. This decision initially caused confusion and even protests among the Armenian public. However, it was soon explained that providing internet traffic does not mean controlling the content of the internet connection. Azerbaijan's fulfillment of this function not only poses no threat to Armenians' personal information security but actually enhances it.
Moreover, this is a mutual process. Under the agreement, internet traffic from mainland Azerbaijan to Nakhchivan will also pass through Armenia. A cable with a capacity of 100 gigabits per second will enter Armenia near the village of Kornidzor in the Goris region and then pass to Nakhchivan from the village of Arazdayan (called Yeraskh by Armenians). Naturally, Armenians will have no ability to control our data. As can be seen, this agreement is practically implemented in line with the logic of the Zangezur corridor. Azerbaijan opens the way for traffic to Armenia, and Armenia provides communication between Azerbaijan and Nakhchivan. Thus, the logic of the Zangezur corridor has already started working. So far online. Now it remains to be applied offline.
