Space Norway and SubCom to build Arctic Way subsea cable

Written By John Manock

Data Center Dynamics | February 17, 2025

  • The Arctic Way subsea cable system which includes 2,350km cable will be located within the Arctic Circle and is expected to commence service in 2028.

  • There are currently two existing subsea cables to Svalbard which will not yet be retired and will serve as a backup for the incoming cable.

  • This comes shortly after GlobalConnect joined the Polar Connect consortium earlier this year to build a subsea Internet cable connecting the North Pole to Europe and Asia.

  • In the Southern Hemisphere, Chile’s Undersecretariat of Telecommunications is planning to build a subsea cable between Antarctica and Chile.

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