Ioema: Germany to be reconnected via subsea cable
5 days ago
- #north-sea
- #digital-infrastructure
- #subsea-cable
- IOEMA subsea cable to connect North Sea coastal states, including Germany, Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, and Great Britain.
- Focus on security and high data rates (up to 1 petabit/s) to protect digital infrastructure.
- Cable to be buried 1.5 meters deep (3 meters near coasts) and fully armored to prevent damage.
- Route runs parallel to coastlines for better monitoring against sabotage and dark ships.
- Planned landing points include Wilhelmshaven (Germany), Eemshaven (Netherlands), and Kristiansand (Norway).
- Repeaters with sensors to detect seismic activity, temperature changes, and movements for security and research.
- Pre-sale phase ongoing; needs 25% capacity sold to proceed. Targeting hyperscalers like Amazon and Meta for investment.
- If successful, cable could be operational by early 2029, reducing latency and improving redundancy.
- Aims to fill gaps left by decommissioned cables like TAT-14 and support Scandinavia's growing data center industry.