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Concerns Grow Over Submarine Cable Sabotage Threats

1/29/2026

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Nearly 1.5 million kilometers of submarine cables are vital for national security and economic stability.
Disruptions in the Baltic Sea raise concerns about protecting these networks.
Some outages are linked to sabotage by state-sponsored actors.
Raoul Jacquand, Vice President at Alcatel Submarine Networks, emphasizes the strategic importance of this infrastructure, noting that artificial intelligence is increasing traffic between data centers.
The cables carry over 99% of global internet traffic.

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Story summary

Nearly 1.5 million kilometers of submarine cables are vital for national security and economic stability.
Disruptions in the Baltic Sea raise concerns about protecting these networks.
Some outages are linked to sabotage by state-sponsored actors.
Raoul Jacquand, Vice President at Alcatel Submarine Networks, emphasizes the strategic importance of this infrastructure, noting that artificial intelligence is increasing traffic between data centers.
The cables carry over 99% of global internet traffic.