Polar Connect would appear to face similar issues, but it seems that current global geopolitics are driving Europe to invest in an alternative that isn’t subject to the whims of unstable leaders. It aims to have the cable operational by 2030, but working in the challenging conditions of the Arctic will certainly have an impact on this schedule.
The EU isn’t the only region looking for alternatives to the Middle East bottleneck when it comes to undersea cables. Meta announced Project Waterworth in early 2025, which aims to bypass major chokepoints like the Middle East and the Strait of Malacca. Just like Polar Connect, this project aims to create an “information superhighway” that won’t be affected by geopolitical hotspots across the world.
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TechieTwo It's about time the EU wake up. They are very vulnerable on many fronts. Reply
Notton "Avoid geopolitical hotspots" And the route runs between Alaska and Kamchatka? They'd probably have an easier time getting Canada to join the EU and run the cables through Canada. Reply
Zoomer88 And so the cable will be laid by the soviet icebreaker depicted on the article's cover photo? Oh the irony. It's actually pretty cool. I've just visited one of those in Murmansk – that one named Lenin and was converted to a museum long time ago. It's nuclear powered and everything. The one on the photo seems to be either Yamal or Arktika – an Arktika-class vessel. The photo seems to be a little bit out of place, considering the content 😀 Reply
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