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===== To break even within 5 years, Egypt would need to generate $600 million in revenue. Given the pricing assumption ($500,000 per Tbps per year), the required sales would be: =====
* Break-even required sales: $600M ÷ ($500K per Tbps per year) = 24 Tbps per year
* Utilization rate needed: 24 Tbps ÷ 31.45 Tbps excess = ~76% of excess capacity sold

Since the 90% utilization scenario generates only $70.8M in 5 years (~$14M/year), this means the project is not profitable in the first 5 years unless Egypt manages to:
# Increase demand in Africa by selling more bandwidth.
# Offer additional data services, like data centers and cloud hosting, to increase revenue.
# Leverage government partnerships with major companies (Google, Microsoft, Meta, etc.) to secure long-term contracts.
# Extend the investment period to 10-15 years, making the project profitable over the long run.