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Undersea Internet Cables Disrupted In Baltic Sea

Fiber optic cables carrying internet providers are seen running into a server room at Integrate, Manhattan, a data center owned and developed by Sabey Data Center Properties.

Recent disruptions to undersea internet cables in the Baltic Sea have raised concerns about possible Russian interference with global undersea infrastructure. The incidents involved a communications cable between Lithuania and Sweden, as well as a cable linking Finland and Germany.

The disruption of the Lithuania-Sweden cable was confirmed by Telia Lithuania, attributing the issue to physical damage to the fiber optic cable. Similarly, the Finnish-German cable was affected, with Cinia, the Finnish company operating the link, investigating the cause of the fault.

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