A trans-Arctic undersea cable attracts Norwegian and Japanese partners

With a data rate of at least 66 terabytes per second, the 10,600 km link is expected to be on of the fastest in the world.

By Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer September 30, 2020
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Headed by Sojitz trading house, six Japanese partners have now teamed up for the final feasibility study of the trans-Arctic subsea communication cable.

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