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Norwegian firm proposes direct Canada-Europe undersea cable
Original: Norwegian # underseacable builder pitches 2,800mo data link between # Canada and # Europe to bypass the US — Canadian ma
A Norwegian undersea cable builder has pitched a 2,800-mile data link between Canada and Europe that would bypass the United States. The proposed connection, referred to as Project Leif Erikson, is estimated at $620 million, and the company is seeking a Canadian majority partner to help fund and build it. Supporters frame it as a way to reduce reliance on American routes for transatlantic data traffic, a concern that has grown as discussions about digital sovereignty and infrastructure independence intensify on both sides of the Atlantic.
Why now: Growing concern about digital sovereignty and reliance on US internet infrastructure is drawing attention to alternatives for transatlantic data routing.
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- Norwegian # underseacable builder pitches 2,800mo data link between # Canada and # Europe to bypass the US — Canadian majority partner sought to help fund and build new $620M connection to reduce reliance on American routes # ProjectLeifErikson would stretch 2,800mi, starting… · BenjaminHCCarr@hachyderm.io · 17
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