The article outlines the growing necessity to protect undersea internet cables amid rising threats from hostile nations, particularly following the December 2024 damage to the Estlink-2 cable. A consortium of companies, including GlobalConnect and Vodafone, urged the EU, UK, and NATO to enhance efforts to secure these infrastructures, highlighting their importance for connectivity and economic stability. The signatories stressed the need for industry collaboration and the implementation of the EU Action Plan on Cable Security to ensure resilience against hybrid threats, particularly in the Baltic and North Sea regions.
Signatories of the letter addressed the urgency for enhanced coordinated action to safeguard Europe's cross-border networks amidst rising hybrid threats to subsea cables.
They emphasized that subsea cables are vital for Europe's connectivity, economic stability, and defence readiness, thus underlining the need for collaboration with industry stakeholders.
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