UK Backs Shetland-Norway Data Cable Amid Sabotage Fears

UK Backs North Sea Data Cable Plan Amid Heightened Risks

UK government backs proposals for new data cable linking Shetland Islands and Norway, amid increased critical infrastructure threats Read more →

UK Backs New Subsea Data Cable Project Linking Britain and Norway

The UK is backing plans to explore the development of a new subsea data cable project between Britain and Norway, in a move aimed at strengthening digital connectivity and improving the resilience of critical communications infrastructure across Northern Europe. The proposed project, which is still at the feasibility-study stage, would establish another digital link between […]

UK Backs Shetland-Norway Data Cable Amid Sabotage Fears

LONDON, 10 November 2026 — EBM Newsdesk Analysis — Katie Winearls Britain has backed plans to investigate a new subsea data cable linking Shetland with western Norway, in a move that underlines the growing strategic importance of Europe’s digital infrastructure as governments become increasingly concerned about Russian activity beneath the North Atlantic and the vulnerability […]