From The Next Web · Alina Maria Stan · · 1m 10s
Norway's Bulk seeks Canadian owner for US-bypassing cable
Norway's Bulk Infrastructure wants a Canadian partner to build a subsea cable linking Europe and Canada without routing through the US, as Ottawa reviews network security risks.
In brief
Norway's Bulk Infrastructure wants a Canadian partner to build a subsea cable linking Europe and Canada without routing through the US, as Ottawa reviews network security risks. Bulk Infrastructure plans a subsea cable from Norway to Canada avoiding the US, with Canadian ownership, as Canada seeks to reduce dependence…
Norway's Bulk plans US-bypassing cable
Bulk Infrastructure Group wants a Canadian partner to own most of a planned subsea cable between Europe and Canada that avoids routing through the US.
Canada seeks to reduce US network dependence
Much of Canada's data and voice traffic passes through US networks. US threats against Canada led Prime Minister Mark Carney's government to review that risk.
The Leif Erikson route and costs
The Leif Erikson system starts at southern Norway and crosses four thousand six hundred kilometres of Atlantic.
Remaining hurdles and next steps
The route needs studies backed by the EU and Canada, customers and funding.The land route faces permitting hurdles and needs support from Indigenous communities.
What it means
Bulk Infrastructure plans a subsea cable from Norway to Canada avoiding the US, with Canadian ownership, as Canada seeks to reduce dependence on American networks amid security concerns.
