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Here is information about the project – facts, timeframe, beneficiaries and funding.
The North Pole Fiber Project (22-EU-DIG-NPF) prepares the ground for “Polar Connect” – a new and direct fiber optic connection between the European Union and Asia.
Within the North Pole Fiber project, we will establish redundant connectivity from the European Union to a future Polar Connect landing site in northern Norway.
The North Pole Fiber Project is an important contribution to Polar Connect by establishing fiber connections inside Sweden, i.e. between Kiruna and the Norwegian Border.
The project will also explore the option of an additional and/or alternative route from Asia and Northern America directly to the EU with a potential landing site in Southern Sweden or Denmark.
The global Polar Connect project will later on link Europe with Asia and North America across the Arctic Ocean, offering digital sovereignty between Europe and Asia on the shortest possible path.
The future cable system will showcase a step change in data transfer, with transmission rates of 120 Tb per second.
The Polar Connect cable will use “SMART” technology, being able to not just self-monitor its performance, but also to collect environmental data from the deep Arctic Ocean – one of the least known places on our planet.
Cooperating parties are
Swedish Research Council, Swedish Polar Research Secretariat and NORDUnet.
The North Pole Fiber Project started
on January 1, 2024 and runs to
December 31, 2026.
The North Pole Fiber Project is co-funded by the European Union.
Views and opinions expressed are however those of the authors only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or HaDEA. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.